Friedrich Hildebrand von Einsiedel
Friedrich Hildebrand von Einsiedel , also Friedrich Hildebrand Freiherr von Einsiedel-Scharfenstein (born April 30, 1750 in Lumpzig , † July 9, 1828 in Jena ) was a German lawyer and writer . As chamberlain at the Weimar court, he was a friend of Duke Carl August and Goethe .
Life
Einsiedel was the son of August Hildebrand von Einsiedel (1722–1796) from the Saxon noble family Einsiedel and older brother of the philosopher and natural scientist August von Einsiedel . In 1763 he became a page . From 1768 he studied law in Jena and became a government assessor at the court in 1770. In 1775 he was a councilor and assessor at the court in Jena. From 1775 to 1807 chamberlain of the Duchess Anna Amalie and deputy court master of the Dowager Duchess. From 1788 to 1790 he made a trip to Italy . In 1802 he became a privy councilor and chief steward. He was last appointed as the first president of the Weimar Higher Appeal Court in Jena in 1817 and retired in 1825.
During his time at the Weimar court , he translated Terenz , Plautus , Molière , Calderon etc. for the court theater, wrote his own plays and took part in enthusiastic performances. He was musically gifted and wrote opera libretti. He published basic lines for a theory of the art of acting anonymously (Leipzig 1797). Einsiedel was friends with Christoph Martin Wieland and also contributed four pieces to his collection of fairy tales, Dschinnistan, as well as texts for the literary magazine 'Teutscher Merkur'. He was also a popular member of the Weimar Court of Muses . In 1784 he wished to join the Illuminati League ; However, it is not clear whether this request was granted. However, he was a member of the Weimar Masonic Lodge "Anna Amalia zu den 3 Rosen"
Role portrait of Micio from Einsiedel's comedy The Brothers to Terenz, 1802
Einsiedel and the Friends of the Duchess Anna Amalia in the Wittumspalais
literature
- Adalbert Elschenbroich: Einsiedel, Friedrich Hildebrand Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 401 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Joseph Kürschner: Einsiedel, Friedrich Hildebrand Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 761 f.
- Hans Wahl, Anton Kippenberg: Goethe and his world . Insel-Verlag, Leipzig 1932
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Hildebrand von Einsiedel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Friedrich Hildebrand von Einsiedel at Zeno.org .
- Document: Corona Schröter love letter to Einsiedel
- Grave of Friedrich von Einsiedel in Wolkenburg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Einsiedel, Friedrich Hildebrand from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Einsiedel-Scharfenstein, Friedrich Hildebrand Freiherr von; Einsiedel, Friedrich Hildebrand Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, writer, translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sloppy |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1828 |
| Place of death | Jena |