Alfred Formey
Alfred Formey ; Pseudonym: Emil Schlicht (* July 21, 1844 in Dessau ; † June 25, 1901 in Nagy-Bélicz ) was a German Protestant clergyman and poet.
Alfred Formey studied in Berlin and Leipzig theology and went in 1873 as preacher to Chile . In 1876 he became vicar and two years later pastor of the evangelical community AB in Vienna . He belonged to the conservative society for literature " Iduna ".
Formey's circle of friends in Vienna included u. a. Rudolf Steiner , Fritz Lemmermayer , Christine Hebbel and Emil Marriot .
Alfred Formey was buried in the Matzleinsdorf Evangelical Cemetery (crypt 14). His tomb shows him standing on the pulpit.
Works
- Heaven! (Poems), 1872
- Home! (Poems), 1875
- From Wald und Wogen (poems), 1884
- On silent heights (poems), 1885
- Flotsam of the Heart (Poems), 1888
- Die Rosentalerin (opera text), 1897
- The Prisoners of War (opera text), 1898 (composer Carl Goldmark )
literature
- Formey Alfred. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 337.
- Grete Mecenseffy and Hermann Rassl: The Protestant Churches of Vienna . Vienna and Hamburg 1980, ISBN 3-552-03205-3
- Rudolf Steiner: My course of life. An unfinished autobiography . Zug 2013, ISBN 978-3-03830-010-6 , Chapter 8
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| SURNAME | Formey, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schlicht, Emil (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant clergyman and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dessau |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1901 |
| Place of death | Nagy-Bélicz |