Alfred Biese
Alfred Biese (born February 25, 1856 in Putbus , † March 11, 1930 in Bonn ) was a German literary historian.
Life and accomplishments
Alfred Biese was born on February 25, 1856 in Putbus on Rügen . His father Franz Biese (1803–1895) was a senior teacher at the Pädagogium zu Putbus and a well-known Aristotle researcher. Alfred Biese studied classical philology and German at the University of Bonn , the University of Greifswald and the University of Kiel . From 1879 he worked as a high school teacher in Kiel , Schleswig and Koblenz . From 1899 to 1921 he was a grammar school director, first in Neuwied and then in Frankfurt am Main .
Biese was a friend of Theodor Storm and published Storm's Complete Works in fourteen parts . Bieses German literary history in 3 volumes had a circulation of over 100,000 by his death.
Biese died on March 11, 1930 in Bonn .
Works (selection)
- German literary history. 3 volumes. CH Beck, Munich 1907–1909 (25th edition 1930)
- Theodor Storm's life and works. Hesse & Becker, Leipzig 1917.
- Rügen's natural beauty. 2nd Edition. J. Abel, Greifswald 1925.
literature
- Fritz Raeck: Pomeranian literature. Samples and dates. Pomeranian Central Association, Hamburg 1969, p. 321.
- Franz Stuckert: Biese, Alfred Karl Julius Adolf. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 233 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 1005 .
Web links
- Alfred Biese - Philosophy of the Metaphorical
- Literature by and about Alfred Biese in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biese, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Biese, Alfred Karl Julius Adolf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German literary historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Putbus |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1930 |
| Place of death | Bonn |