Andreas May
Andreas May (born November 12, 1817 in Bamberg ; † January 7, 1899 in Munich ) was a German lawyer and playwright .
Life
May was born the son of a beer brewer . He attended high school and the episcopal lyceum in Bamberg. After studying law in Würzburg and Munich, he received his doctorate and state examination in Bayreuth in 1842 . In 1843 he became an assessor at the Upper Franconian Court of Appeal . In 1848 he was transferred to Munich. In the following years he was promoted to the "Council at the Supreme Court" and also acted as jury president . After suffering a minor stroke in 1878, he was retired . In his free time and in his retirement he devoted himself to literature and published under the pseudonym "Richard Franke". For a long time he was chairman of the Munich branch of the German Schiller Foundation . Some of his plays were played in the National Theater in Munich .
May maintained friendly contact with Emanuel Geibel , Melchior Mayr , Hermann von Schmid and Paul Heyse .
Works (selection)
- 1844 Assur (seal, as Richard Franke )
- 1866 honor of women (novella, in Westermann's monthly booklet )
- 1867 dramas in 2 volumes (collection of older dramas)
- 1883 The pupil of San Marco
source
- Ludwig Fränkel: May, Andreas . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 272 f.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | May, Andreas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Franke, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bamberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1899 |
| Place of death | Munich |