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Emil Kuh (born December 13, 1828 in Vienna , Austrian Empire ; died December 30, 1876 in Meran , Austria-Hungary ) was an Austrian writer and literary critic .
Life
After graduating from high school, Emil Kuh joined his father’s cloth trading business in Trieste and then worked for the Nordbahn in Troppau . Kuh met Friedrich Hebbel in 1849 and became his friend, his first biographer and the first editor of his works (1865–1868).
From 1861 he headed the features section of the Österreichische Zeitung , in 1862 he worked for the Wiener Presse and in 1867 for the Wiener Zeitung . From 1864 he was a professor of German language and literature at the Vienna Commercial Academy . Because of a lung disease, he sought relief on Capri and moved to Merano .
His poem "Ihr Glocken von Marling" was set to music by Franz Liszt in 1874 for mezzo-soprano voice and piano. The song was published in 1879 by Kahnt-Verlag (Leipzig). Together with Faust Pachler, he edited Friedrich Halms works in twelve volumes.
His son Paul Kuh-Chrobak became a high official and the last finance minister of Austria-Hungary .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Cow, Emil . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 13th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1865, pp. 340–342 ( digitized version ).
- Emil Kuh In: Illustrirte Zeitung , Vol. 49 (1867), pp. 143-144.
- Felix Bamberg : Cow, Emil . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 316 f.
- V. Hanus: Cow Emil. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 333.
- Renate Heuer : Cow, Emil. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 250 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Cow, Emil. In: Lexicon of German-Jewish Authors . Volume 14: Kest – Kulk. Edited by the Bibliographia Judaica archive. Saur, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-598-22694-2 , pp. 390-398.
Web links
- Literature by and about Emil Kuh in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kuh's manuscripts and letters in libraries and archives
Individual evidence
- ↑ Your Bells from Marling , at IMSLP
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cow, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1876 |
| Place of death | Meran |