August Friedrich Rapp

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August Friedrich Rapp (* 22. December 1807 ; † 15. February 1874 in Tübingen ) was from 1857 to 1874 in Tübingen town mayor (mayor).

He was chairman of the association for the construction of the Ludwig-Uhland-Monument in Tübingen and he succeeded in completing the construction of the monument according to the design by Gustav Adolph Kietz in 1873. In readings of Uhland's poetry, he advocated a representation that, in addition to expression, concentrated strongly on speech rhythm and melody.

The Tübingen Rappstrasse , which connects Schleifmühleweg with Herrenberger Strasse in the west of the city, is named after him .

literature

  • In memory of August Friedrich Rapp, Stadtschultheiss in Tuebingen: geb. December 22, 1807, d. February 15, 1874 , Tübingen 1874.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eduard Mörike : Works and Letters . Klett, Stuttgart 1968, p. 316 .
  2. ↑ In memory of August Friedrich Rapp, Stadtschultheiss in Tuebingen: geb. December 22, 1807, d. February 15, 1874 , Tübingen 1874, p. 8.
  3. ↑ August Friedrich Rapp on TÜpedia.
personal data
SURNAME Rapp, August Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION City school of Tübingen (1857 to 1874)
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1807
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1874
Place of death Tübingen