Clemens Friedrich Meyer

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Clemens Friedrich Meyer (pseudonyms: Friedrich Montan , Friedrich Meyer von Waldeck ) (born May 15, 1824 in Arolsen , Principality of Waldeck ; † May 17, 1899 in Heidelberg ) was a writer and journalist.

The son of a leather manufacturer attended high school in Wetzlar in 1837/38 . To study mountain science, he then attended the polytechnic school in Kassel and, from 1840, the Clausthaler Bergakademie . Without a degree he went to Berlin , where he passed the Matura examination at the Köllnisches Gymnasium . At the University of Berlin he studied natural science for a year and then German language and literature; In 1845 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD. Since the father became impoverished, he could not do his habilitation for the time being and had to earn his own living.

He went to Courland as a private tutor to a Baron v. Recke to Neuchâtel ( Jaunpils ) and then to Count Medem in Alt-Autz .

In order to be able to enter into Russian state services, he moved to Dorpat and acquired a certificate from a senior teacher of the German and Latin languages. For a short time he replaced a sick friend as head of a boys' school in Mitau .

In 1851 he moved to Saint Petersburg , where he was hired in May 1852 as editor-in-chief of the German St. Petersburg newspaper. In 1859 he leased the newspaper and was editor. In 1865 the struggle between Germans and Russians began in Russia, and Meyer tried to mediate.

In 1874 he returned to Germany and, after a brief episode in Bonn , finally settled in Heidelberg. At the university there he was able to catch up on his habilitation in 1880 and initially taught as a private lecturer , then from 1885 as an honorary professor . In Heidelberg he joined the Masonic Lodge Ruprecht to the five roses .

Meyer was married to Dorothea Bursy, the daughter of the Medical Inspector of Kurland , Karl Bursy. The couple had many children. Known are the later naval officer and governor of Kiautschou Alfred Meyer-Waldeck , the painter Kunz Meyer-Waldeck and the dramaturge Wolfgang Alexander Meyer-Waldeck, who in turn was the father of the architect Wera Meyer-Waldeck . There were also at least three daughters, of whom Gabriele were married to Wolfgang Schlueter , Lisbeth to Richard Hausmann and Käthe to Karl Dehio .

Meyer's father, the Arolser leather manufacturer Nathan Meyer, was of Jewish origin, converted to Christianity in 1827 and has since been called Johann Georg Meyer.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Matzat: Meyer-Waldeck, Alfred (1864-1928), Gouverneur | Tsingtau.org. Accessed November 12, 2019 (German).
  2. ^ Deutsches Textarchiv - Brümmer, Franz: Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. Vol. 4th 6th edition Leipzig, 1913. Retrieved on November 12, 2019 .
  3. ^ Wera Meyer-Waldeck - City wiki Dresden. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Christoph König, Birgit Wägenbaur: Internationales Germanistenlexikon 1800–1950 . Walter de Gruyter, 2003, ISBN 978-3-11-015485-6 ( google.de [accessed November 12, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Christoph König, Birgit Wägenbaur: Internationales Germanistenlexikon 1800–1950 . Walter de Gruyter, 2003, ISBN 978-3-11-015485-6 ( google.de [accessed November 15, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Michael Winkelmann: "Suddenly they are made away": Life pictures of Arolser Jews in the 20th century - A documentation . Publishers University Library Kassel, Kassel 1992, p. 389 ( uni-kassel.de ).
personal data
SURNAME Meyer, Clemens Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Montan; Friedrich; Meyer von Waldeck, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Arolsen
DATE OF DEATH May 17, 1899
Place of death Heidelberg