Eduard Heinrich Go

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Eduard Heinrich Gehe (born February 1, 1793 in Dresden ; † February 13, 1850 there ) was a German writer .

Life

Eduard Heinrich Gehe was the son of a court and judiciary. He studied at the University of Leipzig law . From 1816 to 1817 Gehe traveled extensively through southern Germany, Italy and Switzerland . Then he settled as a lawyer in Dresden.

In 1827 he was appointed court councilor to the Hessian ducal . From 1832 to 1848 Gehe worked as a book censor for the district administration in Dresden.

Gehe belonged to the Dresden Liederkreis .

Works

  • Gustav Adolf in Germany . Tragedy (Dresden 1817)
  • The guarantee . Libretto based on Friedrich Schiller's ballad for the opera by August Mayer (Breslau 1822)
  • Jessonda . Libretto for the opera by Louis Spohr (Kassel 1823)
  • The Flibustier . Libretto for the opera by Johann Christian Lobe (Weimar 1829)
  • The shipping . Comedy (1829)
  • The enchanted rose . Text of the arias and chants for the opera by Wilhelm Telle , Berlin 1830
  • Mixed Fonts (1836)

literature

  • Franz Schnorr von Carolsfeld:  Go, Eduard Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 497.
  • Till Gerrit Waidelich: "August Mayer's 'Guarantee' in relation to other music-dramatic adaptations of the Schiller Ballad", in: Conference Report Dresden 2006. Weber Studies , Vol. 8. Mainz: Schott, 2007. (pp. 15–36) ISBN 3795703840

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personal data
SURNAME Go, Eduard Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1850
Place of death Dresden