Emil Pirazzi

Emil Pirazzi

Emil Pirazzi (born August 3, 1832 in Offenbach am Main ; † January 8, 1898 ibid) was a German entrepreneur, writer , publicist and playwright . He was the son of Joseph Pirazzi and, like his father, was connected to the German-Catholic (today: free religious ) community of Offenbach. A street in Offenbach am Main is named after the Pirazzi family.

Life

Emil Pirazzi was born on August 3, 1832 as the son of the entrepreneur Joseph Pirazzi in Offenbach am Main. He graduated from secondary school in his hometown and then joined the family business as a partner, which still exists today under the name Pirastro . At the same time, Emil Pirazzi worked as a publicist, writer, politician and supporter of the German-Catholic idea, following the example of his father. Politically, he represented a moderate, German national line. His commitment to the creation and expansion of the national association earned him a short prison sentence. After the death of his father in 1869 he took over the management of the family company.

Act

The 19-year-old Pirazzi wrote his first poems as early as 1851 and frequently traveled to other European countries. It was first published in 1855 when he was composing a prelude on the occasion of Friedrich Schiller's 50th anniversary of his death. Other stage plays followed, which were also performed in Germany with varying degrees of success. Also in 1855 he founded a branch of the German Schiller Foundation in Offenbach . Like his father, Emil Pirazzi took part in the community life of the German Catholic Church and founded the Free Religious Foundation in Offenbach in 1858. In 1861 he helped found the German Rifle Federation in Gotha . This commitment by Pirazzi is related to the national attitude at the time to create all-German institutions and thus to promote the unity of Germany. Pirazzi's publications from this time in Darmstadt , Frankfurt and Offenbach daily newspapers therefore deal almost exclusively with German uniformity. Pirazzi was a proven opponent of the social democrats , which was also expressed in a personal hostility with various social democratic personalities.

Emil Pirazzi's literary and political abilities were questioned by contemporaries and political opponents during his lifetime. However, his achievements for the free religious movement and the history of his hometown Offenbach are undisputed.

Works

• Dramatic poem Countess Chateaubriant , 1856
• Play A Poet's Dream , 1859
• Volume of poems Five poems of time , 1859
• Novella Florence Hamilton. An Adventure in Papal Rome , 1862
• Biography Joseph Pirazzi , 1869
• Dramatic poem Rienzi, the Tribune , 1873
• Acting Modern Greats , 1873
• Drama The Heiress von Maurach , 1876
• Comedy The Honeymooners , 1878
• Festschrift Pictures and Stories from Offenbach's Past , 1879 Commons
• Text for the opera Der Sturm by the composer Anton Urspruch based on William Shakespeare's Tempest, 1887
• Poems in the autumn of life. Collected Seals , 1888
• Drama Countess Sonnenburg , 1890
• Festschrift The establishment of the German Catholic Community in Offenbach am Main. A commemorative publication for the first half-century of its existence , 1895
• Poems Germany. Twelve Patriotic Chants , 1897

literature

• Ludwig Julius Fränkel:  Pirazzi, Emil . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 69-72.
• Max Gehrmann: History of the free religious community in Offenbach am Main. Offenbacher Geschichtsverein, Offenbach 1968 ( Offenbacher Geschichtsblätter 18, ISSN  0471-122X ).
• Winfried B. Sahm, Christina Uslular-Thiele: Offenbach. What a city. Published by the Volkshochschule der Stadt Offenbach. 2nd expanded and updated edition. CoCon, Hanau 2004, ISBN 3-937774-05-X .

Web links

• Literature by and about Emil Pirazzi in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website of the free religious community Offenbach