Carl Weichselbaumer

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Carl Weichselbaumer (born August 8, 1791 in Munich ; † January 11, 1871 there ) was a German writer.

After graduating from the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich , Weichselbaumer studied from 1809 to 1813 at the University of Landshut , where he obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy with his thesis On the Relationship and Diversity of Poetry and Philosophy . In 1815 he became an administrative employee in Munich.

When Ludwig I ascended to the throne in 1825, he was appointed to his cabinet. In 1832 he became a secret secretary in the Ministry of the Royal House and Foreign Affairs, and in 1837 he became a councilor and court cult administrator with the staff of the chief magistrates.

Weichselbaumer was best known as the author of antiquated historical dramas that had little success in the theater during his lifetime. His drama Die Hermannschlacht , set to music by Hippolyte Chelard as a great romantic opera, premiered in Munich in 1835. He also wrote a large number of historical and romantic stories and published some collections of poetry.

On April 23, 1836, King Ludwig I awarded him the gold medal of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown .

Works

Dramas
stories
  • Egilone. Narration .
  • Science and life. A philosophical sketch .
Poetry
  • The singer's swan song . Punching .
  • Tutti Frutti of a South German . 1837.
  • A German song . 1844.
  • Poems . 1855.

Web links

Wikisource: Carl Weichselbaumer  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. Max Leitschuh: The matriculations of the upper classes of the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich , 4 vols., Munich 1970-1976 .; Vol. 3, p. 233.
  2. ^ Government Gazette for the Kingdom of Bavaria , No. 15, Munich, May 6, 1836.