Friedrich Christoph Weisser
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Friedrich Christoph Weisser (born March 7, 1761 in Stuttgart ; † January 9, 1836 there ) was a German writer .
Life
Weisser was the son of a master bookbinder. In 1793 he published his first prose in the Tübingen monthly Flora . The first book edition of his works followed in 1804. Together with Friedrich Haug , he edited a 10-volume epigrammatic anthology (Stuttgart 1807-1809). Weisser is also known for his adaptation of Grimmelshausen's baroque novel Schalkheit und Einfalt, or the simplicissimus of the seventeenth century in the guise of the nineteenth, which appeared in Berlin in 1822 .
Works
- A thousand and one nights, fairy tales of Scheherezade . Retelling. 6 vols., Leipzig 1809-1812.
- Fairy tales, stories and anecdotes . Frankfurt am Main 1816.
literature
- Max Mendheim: Weisser, Friedrich Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 610 f.
Web links
Wikisource: Friedrich Christoph Weisser - Sources and full texts
- Literature by and about Friedrich Christoph Weisser in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Friedrich Christoph Weisser at Zeno.org .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weisser, Friedrich Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1761 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1836 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |