Ernst Kossak

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Ernst Kossak (1814–1880)

Ernst Ludwig Kossak (born August 4, 1814 in Marienwerder , West Prussia , † January 3, 1880 in Berlin ) was a German journalist and writer. He is considered the "father" or "creator" of the Berlin feuilleton in the 19th century.

Life

Kossak graduated from high school in Gdansk , studied philology, history and music in Berlin from 1834 to 1837, trained as a pianist and dealt extensively with basso continuo and composition. After his studies he worked as a piano teacher in Berlin and worked as a music critic for numerous newspapers and magazines. In 1846 he took over the music criticism for the newly founded liberal Berliner Zeitungs-Halle , in 1848 the features section of the Berliner Constitutionellen Zeitung . Kossak edited the Berliner Musik-Zeitung Echo in 1852/53 and founded the Berliner Feuerspritze in 1853 . Blotting paper for burning questions (until 1854) and the Berlin Monday Post in 1855 . Newspaper for politics, society, literature and art , which he published until 1864. He also worked as a Berlin correspondent and columnist for numerous foreign daily newspapers, especially for the Schlesische Zeitung in Breslau.

Between 1853 and 1856, the respected critic and columnist also issued with Adolf Anderssen the Schachzeitung the Berlin Schachgesellschaft out. He also composed some chess problems .

In 1857, Kossak's first stroke caused an eye disease. Ten years later he suffered another stroke, which led to severe physical paralysis and made him largely unable to work. Since 1870, Kossak had to rely on the support of the German Schiller Foundation. Only death released him from more than ten years of illness.

Kossak was buried in the Matthäikirchhof in Berlin in January 1880 . His grave, which was adorned with a black marble column, has now been leveled and can no longer be found.

Works

  • Aphorisms on Rellstab's art criticism. Esslinger, Berlin 1846.
  • The Berlin art exhibition in 1846. Illustrated by Wilhelm Scholz . Berlin 1846.
  • Berlin and the Berliners. Humoresques, sketches and characteristics. Hofmann, Berlin 1851.
  • Humoresques. From a journalist's paper basket. Collected Essays. Trowitsch, Berlin 1852. 2nd probable edition: Berlin, 1859.
  • Parisian stereoscopes. Stage, Berlin 1855, digitized .
  • Historietten. 2 volumes. Stage, Berlin 1856.
  • From the traveling book of a literary craftsperson. Stage, Berlin 1856.
  • Swiss trips. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1858, digitized .
  • Berlin silhouettes. Berlin 1859.
  • Berlin pen drawings. 6 volumes. Janke, Berlin 1859-1865. New edition: 1875.
  • Travel humor. On a hike through Switzerland and Upper Italy. 2 volumes. Berlin 1863.
  • From a journalist's paper basket. Feature sections . Selected and ed. by Heinz Knobloch . Illustrated by Paul Rosié. Berlin: Eulenspiegel-Verlag 1976.
Hildebrandt's world tour 1861–1862

Editing

  • Eduard Hildebrandt's trip around the earth. Based on his diaries and oral reports, told by Ernst Kossak. 3 volumes. Janke, Berlin 1867. (6th edition 1879)

literature

  • Ernst Friedlaender:  Kossak, Ernst Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 754 f.
  • [Anon .:] Ernst Kossak. In: Westermann's yearbook of illustrated German monthly books . Braunschweig. Vol. 9, October 1860 - March 1861, pp. 616-618.
  • A. Rutari [d. i. Arthur Levi]: Ernst Kossak. A description of his life and his works. With a portrait of Kossak in collotype. Eckstein, Berlin 1884.
  • Ursula Ellermann: Ernst Kossak. A representation of his life and his critical work . Münster (Westf.) 1946. Diss. University of Münster (Westf.) 1947.

Web links

Wikisource: Ernst Kossak  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinz Knobloch: Berlin tombstones . 4th, exp. Berlin: Morgenbuch-Verl., 1991, p. 40
personal data
SURNAME Kossak, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kossak, Ernst Ludwig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH Marienwerder
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1880
Place of death Berlin