Franz Evers

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franz Evers, painted by Erich Büttner (1916)

Franz Evers (born July 10, 1871 in Winsen an der Luhe , † September 14, 1947 in Niemberg ) was initially a bookseller and since 1889 publisher of the monthly " Litterarian Blätter ", in which Julius Vanselow also published (unconfirmed).

In 1892 Franz Evers published the anthology "Symphonie" together with Carl Busse , GE Geilfus (= Georg Edward ), Victor Hardung and Julius Vanselow (1868-1892). He met the theosophist Wilhelm Huebbe-Schleiden . He then worked as editor of the theosophical magazine " Sphinx " and from 1894 was a freelance writer. He shared a studio with Fidus that illustrated his “High Songs”.

He succeeded in placing some poems in the volumes of the years 1893/1894 in the magazine Sphinx, both by Julius and Carl Vanselow , which had hardly published any poems before or after. (Source). Possibly also from other members of his environment. There are three poems and a short story by Evers in volume 15 and three poems in volume 16. In volume 17 (1893) there are four prose texts and three poems. This volume also contains plenty of "art supplements" by Fidus and Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach , but these became increasingly sparse. He translated Paul Verlaine .

Works

Fidus: Illustration to High Songs (1896)
  • Symphony: A book of poems by Carl Busse, Franz Evers, Georg E. Geilfus, Victor Hardung, Julius Vanselow. Munich. M. Poessl. 1892, 199 pp.
  • Foundations . Poems. Leipzig 1893. With decorations by Fidus .
  • German songs . Berlin 1895.
  • King songs . Leipzig 1895.
  • High songs . Berlin 1896. With decorations by Fidus.
  • Paradises . Leipzig 1897.
  • The demigod . Poems. Leipzig 1900.
  • Harvest songs . Leipzig 1901.
  • Night walk of love . Leipzig 1911.

Web links

literature

  • Andreas Pretzel : "From the tumbling potion of eternity" The publishing house "Circular Rings" and his mentor Franz Evers poet, theosophist and demigod. In: Leipziger Jahrbuch für Buchgeschichte. Wiesbaden 2002: Harrassowitz (writings and testimonials on book history, vol. 15)
personal data
SURNAME Evers, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German bookseller, then (since 1889) editor of the monthly "Litterarian Blätter"
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Winsen an der Luhe
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1947
Place of death Niemberg