Flodoard from Biedermann
Flodoard Woldemar Freiherr von Biedermann (born March 14, 1858 in Chemnitz , † October 19, 1934 in Berlin ), literary historian, publisher and editor.
Life
He was the son of the Goethe researcher Gustav Woldemar von Biedermann , his mother was Antonie, née von Trützschler. He attended the royal high school in Leipzig , completed an apprenticeship as a bookseller and became editor of the magazines Der Baumeister and Typographische Monatshefte in Berlin and headed the department for bibliophile prints at H. Berthold AG in Berlin, then he founded his own publishing house, "FW Biedermann" in Leipzig . The first edition of Goethe's Conversations by Woldemar von Biedermann appeared in this publishing house in 1889 . Through the Berlin Friedrich-Wilhelms University , he was on 14 March 1928, the title Dr. phil. hc awarded. He was a member of numerous scientific and social associations, since 1885 a member of the Swabian Schiller Association in Marbach , from 1906 to 1934 he was 1st chairman of the Berlin Bibliophile Evening and on the board of the Goethe Society Weimar and 1st chairman of the Berlin journalists and writers' association . His estate is at the Berlin State Library .
Works (selection)
- Freedom of the press and trade regulations. Biedermann, Leipzig 1893.
- Instructions for the lawful operation of colport diary stores. Berlin 1898.
- Introduction to the bookseller's legal studies. Uhl, Leipzig 1899.
- Goethe as a riddle writer. With 1 previously unknown Goethe picture by Jagemann. Berthold, Berlin 1924.
- German typography in the age of Goethe. Reichner, Vienna 1928.
- Twenty-five years of the Berlin Bibliophile Evening. Berlin Bibliophile Evening, Berlin 1930.
- Chronicle of Goethe's life. Insel, Leipzig 1931.
- From the early days of Goethe research. Based on the letters of Gustav von Loeper to Woldemar von Biedermann. Goethe Society, Berlin 1935. ( digitized version )
Editing
- Goethe's Conversations , Complete Edition. Founded by Woldemar von Biedermann. Newly edited with the participation of Max Morris, Hans Gerhard Gräf and Leonard L. Mackall, 2nd edition, 5 volumes, Leipzig 1909–1911
- Heinrich von Kleist's Conversations . News and traditions from his dealings, Leipzig 1912
- Schiller's conversations and other testimonies from his interactions , Leipzig 1913
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's conversations along with other testimonies from his interactions , Berlin 1924
- Johann Friedrich Unger in communication with Goethe and Schiller . Letters and messages, Berlin 1927
literature
- Adalbert Elschenbroich: Biedermann, Flodoard Woldemar Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 222 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Christoph König (Ed.), With the collaboration of Birgit Wägenbaur u. a .: Internationales Germanistenlexikon 1800–1950 . Volume 1: A-G. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-015485-4 .
- Julius Petersen , Ernst Volkmann , Wolfgang Goetz : Flodoard Woldemar Freiherrn von Biedermann in memory. Berlin 1935.
Web links
- Literature by and about Flodoard von Biedermann in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ König Albert-Gymnasium (Royal High School until 1900) in Leipzig: Student album 1880-1904 / 05 , Friedrich Gröber, Leipzig 1905
- ↑ Information according to the Internationales Germanistenlexikon , no copy verifiable.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biedermann, Flodoard from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Biedermann, Flodoard Woldemar Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German literary historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chemnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1935 |
| Place of death | Berlin |