Friedrich Axmann

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Friedrich Axmann (born January 14, 1843 in Thorn , West Prussia ; † November ? 1876 ? Ibid?) Was a German writer . His résumé was largely in the dark so far. "To this day, it has not been possible to clarify whether he died suddenly due to illness or accident or whether he decided to emigrate from now on."

Life

According to previous research, the German writer Friedrich Axmann (in contrast to his Austrian namesake) was born on January 14, 1843 in Thorn (West Prussia) (since 1920 Toruń, Poland). After elementary school he attended grammar school there from 1853 to 1861 and graduated with a high school diploma. He then completed training in commercial knowledge, as well as French and English correspondence. This was followed by activities as an accountant and correspondent in commercial positions in his Prussian homeland and in Austria. He entered the service of the Imperial and Royal Southern State Railway on July 1, 1869 , where he resigned on September 20, 1870. In 1872 and 1873 he tried, apparently in vain, to offer stories to various Austrian editorial offices. Between 1870 and 1875 his articles were published in Stuttgart gazettes. From 1874 he appeared for the Kolportage-Verlag Münchmeyer.

Services

Some researchers suspected that Friedrich Axmann was a pseudonym of Karl May . However, this cannot convince the researcher Peter Krassa, since contributions by Axmann can already be proven in a period in which Karl May was not yet able to work as a writer.

literature

from Axmann
  • In the 2nd year of Schönlein's Stuttgarter Allgemeine Familien-Zeitung:
    • In the Croatian village. Sketch from Viennese folk life;
    • Vienna outdoors. Sketches, Part I: A summer break - Part II: A migration of peoples;
    • Viennese crook. Sketch;
    • Dark Existences. Scenes from life in Vienna.

(everything after Peter Krassa)

  • From 1871 to 1875 Axmann also wrote for the Stuttgart Schönlein Gazette
    • Sheets for the domestic stove
    • The book for everyone
    • Illustrated Chronicle of Time

(all based on Peter Krassa in Friedrich Axmann's book Fürst und Junker I. Karl-May-Verlag, Bamberg 2001, ISBN 3-7802-0158-5 , foreword, page 12 ff.)

  • Axmann only started working for Münchmeyer in 1874, even before Karl May started working there as an editor. Published in Der Observer on the Elbe :
    • One night in Brigittenau
    • Out of recklessness
    • From crime to crime
    • Destructive madness
    • The gypsy bride
  • The Hohenzollern story Fürst und Junker , edited by Karl May, then appeared in the German Family Gazette. This was re-edited and provided with a foreword by Peter Krassa, from which the above was taken, again in 2001 (Friedrich Axmann: Fürst und Junker I. Karl-May-Verlag, Bamberg 2001, ISBN 3-7802-0158-5 ). (The continuation of this novel was then written by Karl May as The Two Quitzow's Last Journeys because of the death of Axmann , see under Karl May )
about Axmann

Peter Krassa in Friedrich Axmann's book Prince and Junker I . Karl-May-Verlag, Bamberg 2001, ISBN 3-7802-0158-5 , foreword, page 12 ff.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Hermesmeier, Stefan Schmatz: Development and expansion of the collected works , in: The polished diamond: The collected works of Karl May. Edited by Lothar u. Bernhard Schmid. Bamberg: Karl-May-Verlag, 2003. p. 457.

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personal data
SURNAME Axmann, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Thorn , West Prussia
DATE OF DEATH November 1876
Place of death Thorn, West Prussia