Anton Mayer (Author)

Georg Anton Mayer , pseudonym Johannes Reinwaldt , (born April 22, 1879 in Berlin ; † December 19, 1944 in the Neuengamme concentration camp ) was a German art historian and writer.

Life

Stumbling block at the house, Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse 60, in Kleinmachnow

Anton Mayer was the son of bank director Georg Anton Mayer (1846–1927). After initial private lessons, he went to the Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Berlin in 1888 . He graduated from high school in Speyer in 1899. In September 1899 he entered the 2nd Royal Saxon Hussar Regiment No. 19 in Grimma as a flag junior , attended the war school in Danzig and in January 1901 became a lieutenant in this regiment. In 1903 he left the service and became an officer in the reserve. During his time in the military he met Rudolf G. Binding (1867–1938), with whom he remained lifelong friends. In the winter semester of 1903/04 he began studying art history at the University of Berlin . In 1907 he received his doctorate under Adolph Goldschmidt at the University of Halle . After that he was part of the internship at the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin.

From 1913 to the end of May 1915 he was director of the Grand Ducal Museum for Art and Applied Arts in Weimar . He then worked as an art and music critic in Berlin, for example for the 8 o'clock evening newspaper (National-Zeitung) . He lived on the former manor in Berlin-Weißensee . In the course of inflation he became impoverished and was dependent on his income as an author. From 1921 to 1925 he was editor and editor of the first three volumes of the magazine Faust with Paul Landau . A monthly for art, literature and music . Since 1926 he worked as a freelance writer.

He published many of his works under the pseudonym Johannes Reinwaldt, some of his works appeared under both names. He wrote non-fiction books and novels in great numbers. He also translated books from English and French.

In the time of National Socialism he was considered a " second degree Jewish hybrid ". In 1937 he was a member of the Reichsschrifttumskammer with a special permit ; publications can be verified until 1942. Mayer moved to the cheaper Kleinmachnow near Berlin (Kurmärkischestraße 60, today: Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße). He died in December 1944 in the Neuengamme concentration camp.

Mayer was married to the actress Lucie Höflich (1883–1956) from 1910 until the divorce in 1917 , from this marriage the daughter Ursula Höflich (* 1911) emerged, who also worked as an actress. His second marriage was to Anselma Fürst.

Publications (selection)

As Anton Mayer

• The life and works of the brothers Matthäus and Paul Brill . Hiersemann, Leipzig 1910 (dissertation, digitized version ).
• The expression of emotion in the fine arts . P. Cassirer, Berlin 1913.
• Five essays . P. Cassirer, Berlin 1914.
• with Wolfgang von Oettingen : twenty drawings by old masters from Goethe's collection . Publishing house of the Goethe Society, Weimar 1914.
• The unity of Greek art . De Gruyter, Berlin 1924.
• The dark rivers. Novel . Horen-Verlag, Berlin-Grunewald 1928.
• Peregrinus Windesprang. Novel . Horen-Verlag, Berlin-Grunewald 1926.
• History of music . German Book Community, Berlin 1928.
• The dark rivers . Berlin 1928.
• The opera . German Book Community, Berlin 1929.
• The minstrel of God. A Mozart novel . German Book Community, Berlin 1932.
• (Ed.): The book of the German colonies . Volk und Heimat Verlag, Potsdam / Leipzig 1933.
• Equestrian spirit. A Seydlitz novel . People's Association of Book Friends, Wegweiser-Verlag, Berlin 1934 / P. Franke, Berlin 1936.
• 1000 years of seafaring. Heroes, journeys, ships . P. Franke, Berlin 1934.
• Rise to world power. Emergence. Development, completion of the British Empire . Bookshop of the orphanage, Halle / Berlin 1936.
• Francis Drake. The Queen's Admiral . P. Franke, Berlin 1937.
• Immortal melody. Beethoven novel . P. Franke, Berlin 1938.
• Financial disasters and speculators . Goldmann, Leipzig 1938.
• The godlike. Memory of Rudolf G. Binding . Rütten & Loenning, Potsdam 1939.
• The hurricane on horseback and other equestrian stories . Lutz, Stuttgart 1939.
• We listen to music . German book club, Berlin 1939.
• The train of colorful masks. A Handel novel . German book club, Berlin 1940.
• Pirates. A factual report . Holle & Co., Berlin [1942].

As Johannes Reinwaldt

• From Hannibal to Hindenburg. General of world history . Schlesische Verlags-Anstalt, Berlin [1934].
• 1000 years of seafaring . P. Franke, Berlin 1934.
• Walter von der Vogelweide. A minstrel novel . People's Association of Book Friends, Berlin 1935
• Japan (the earth in words and pictures). Kurt Wolff, Berlin 1935.
• King Geisa's brother in arms. A novel from the time of the first German settlements in Transylvania . Bookshop of the orphanage, Halle / Berlin 1937.
• The royal throne. Roman from the Spanish Carlist War . Bookshop of the orphanage, Halle / Berlin 1937.
• The struggle for freedom. American Revolutionary War novel . Bookshop of the orphanage, Halle / Berlin 1937.
• Balthasar Springer's trip to India . Bookstore of the orphanage, Halle / Berlin 1938.
• Kabassu. A novel from the early days of our colonies . Bookstore of the orphanage, Halle / Berlin 1938.

literature

• Kunstchronik NF 23, 1913, Col. 620–621.
• Wolfgang Goetz : Anton Mayer . In: Die Horen. Monthly books for art and poetry 3, 1926/27, pp. 288–290.
• Wilhelm Kosch u. a. (Ed.): German Literature Lexicon . Biographical-bibliographical manual . Volume 10, Francke, Bern 1986, pp. 632-633.
• Carola L. Gottzmann: Promise and Despair in the East. The settlement history of the Germans in the mirror of poetry . Olms, Hildesheim 1998, ISBN 3-487-10732-5 , pp. 38-51. 333-334.
• Rahel E. Feilchenfeldt, Markus Brandis: Paul Cassirer Verlag, Berlin 1898–1933. An annotated bibliography . Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-11578-4 , pp. 329-330.

Web links

Commons : Anton Mayer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ See also Anton Mayer: Der Göttergleiche. Memory of Rudolf G. Binding . Rütten & Loenning, Potsdam 1939.
2. ↑ Volker Wahl (Ed.): Henry van de Velde in Weimar: Documents and reports on the promotion of arts and crafts and industry (1902 to 1915) . Böhlau, Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-412-01306-6 , p. 485. 501. On his short term in office in Weimar see also the anonymous letter in Kunstchronik NF 28, 1916/17, p. 1–2.
3. ↑ Vol. 1, 1921/23-4, 1925/26, Berlin, Erich Reiss Verlag . Hans Adolf Halbey: The Erich Reiss Verlag 1908-1936. Attempt a portrait . In: Archiv für Geschichte des Buchwesens 21, 1980, Sp. 1225; Thomas Dietzel, Hans-Otto Hügel: German literary magazines 1880–1945. A repertory . Volume 2, Saur, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-598-10645-9 , p. 405.
4. ↑ Volker Dahm: The Jewish Book in the Third Reich . In: Archive for the history of the book industry 20, 1979, Sp. 243.
5. ↑ Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. The dead 1940–1945 ; Stumbling block for Anton Mayer in Kleinmachnow ; Tripping over a stumbling block .