Anton von Klein
Anton Klein , from 1790 Edler von Klein , (born June 12, 1746 in Molsheim , † December 5, 1810 in Mannheim ) was a German linguist and poet .
Life
Klein went to the Jesuits in Molsheim and received his training there. In 1764 he was accepted into the order, in 1765 he had already achieved the master's degree . He went to Mannheim and from there to Würzburg , Erfurt , Halberstadt and Heiligenstadt , among others , where he worked as a lecturer and teacher at the Jesuit institutions. In 1773 the Jesuit order was dissolved . Studies in law and diplomacy never ended. Rather, he turned back to philosophy and poetry.
At the end of 1773, Elector Karl Theodor in Mannheim, on the basis of his well-known writings, awarded him the professorship of philosophy and poetry or, according to other sources, of the fine sciences, which he took up there in 1774. His lectures have long enjoyed great popularity. He was able to raise his salary several times. In 1777 he performed the Singspiel Günther von Schwarzburg , which enjoyed great popularity and recognition at the court as well as the princes who had traveled from other territories and which earned him various honors.
In the early 1780s he had also become a bookseller and publisher . In 1783 he received permission to run his own printing house . He then traveled around organizing his company's sales. His efforts to become the elector's court bookshop failed despite repeated efforts. Only after the change of rule to the Grand Duchy of Baden did he succeed in 1806 in being allowed to use the title of Grand Ducal Privileged Court Book and Art Dealer.
Honors
In 1792 he had the title: Anton Edelen von Klein, the HRR Knight, Palatinate-Zweybrückischer Privy Council, Electoral Palatinate Court Judge, Privy Secretary and Professor, the Elector Prince. German society existed as business administrator and honorary member of the artists' academy in Düsseldorf
- January 1777 Electoral Palatinate Secret Secretary
- July 30, 1777 Count Palatine
- July 13, 1790 court judge in Mannheim
- July 14, 1790 ennobled
- October 15, 1791 Palatinate-Zweibrücken Real Secret Council
- Knight of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
Publications (selection)
- Lives and portraits of the great Germans: with a treatise on life descriptions and life writers with copper. 5 volumes, Mannheim 1785–1805.
- Jacob, the youngest of the seven Maccabean heroes , tragedy, 1769.
- Günther von Schwarzburg , Singspiel, 1777.
- Emperor Rudolf von Habsburg: a tragedy in five acts , 2nd edition, Mannheim 1788.
- German provincial dictionary , 2 parts, Frankfurt am Main 1792.
- Athenor , Frankfurt am Main 1802.
literature
in alphabetical order by authors / editors
- Jakob Franck : Klein, Anton v. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 78.
- Karl Krükl: Life and works of the Alsatian writer Anton von Klein . 1901.
- Ulf Sölter: Anton von Klein and his art-historical teaching collection in the Age of Enlightenment (exhibition catalog) = contributions to Mannheim's art and city history 1. Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft , Worms 2007. ISBN 978-3-88462-255-1
- Gerhard Winkler: Klein, Anton von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1977, ISBN 3-428-00192-3 , p. 733 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ see title page of the German provincial dictionary , Part 2, Frankfurt am Main 1792.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klein, Anton von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klein, Anton Edler von (full name); Small, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German linguist and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1746 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Molsheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 1810 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |