Friedrich Roeber

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Portrait of Friedrich Roeber
Bust of Friedrich Roeber in the north cemetery , by Karl Janssen

Johann Friedrich Gerhard Roeber (born June 19, 1819 in Elberfeld , † October 12, 1901 in Düsseldorf ) was a German writer .

Life

Friedrich Roeber was the son of a master turner and attended the Elberfeld secondary school. In 1834 he began commercial training at the von der Heydt-Kersten & Sons bank . There he became a clerk, received power of attorney and became a partner in 1872. In 1879 he left the company and moved to Düsseldorf in 1894.

In 1840 he took part in an Elberfeld literary circle, which u. a. Adolf Schults , Carl de Haas and Friedrich Engels belonged. He later distanced himself from Friedrich Engels. In 1847 he married Maria Wilhelmine Elise, b. Kretzmann. He became known as a playwright, novelist and historian. Roeber belonged to the Wuppertal poet group.

Between 1860 and 1864 he appeared with publications in the Morgenblatt for educated readers . A year and a half before his death, Roeber suffered a stroke. In a moment of mental confusion, he burned numerous letters to him from Schults and de Haas. Five years after his death, a memorial was placed on Carnapsplatz in the north of Elberfeld (destroyed in World War II).

The painters Fritz (1849–1924) and Ernst Roeber (1851–1915) were his sons.

Works (selection)

  • Tristan and Isolde. A tragedy in arabesques . Julius Baedeker , Elberfeld 1856. Digitized
  • From the Wupperthale . In: Morgenblatt for educated readers . Cotta, Stuttgart 1863, No. 16, pp. 381-383.
  • King Manfred. Opera in five acts. Music by Carl Reinecke . Breitkopf and Härtel, Leipzig 1867. MDZ Reader
  • Sophonisbe. Tragedy . Baedeker, Iserlohn 1884.
  • Puppets. A novel . 2nd edition Baedeker, Iserlohn / Grumbach, Leipzig 1885. archive.org
  • Literature and art in Wupperthale until the middle of the present century . Julius Baedeker, Iserlohn 1886. MDZ Reader
  • Exchange rings. Acting . Julius Baedeker, Leipzig 1891.
  • Painter models. Comedy in one act . Julius Baedeker, Leipzig 1892.
  • Lyric and epic poems, festival and fairy tale games . 3rd probably edition Julius Baedeker, Leipzig 1897. Duchess Anna Amalia Library

literature

  • Friedrich Röber, Appendix Gottfried Keller. With biography. Hildburghausen 1850. (= Meyer's Groschen library of the German classics for all levels . Volume 350) MDZ Reader
  • For Friedrich Roeber's 80th birthday. June 19, 1899 . In: Generalanzeiger für Düsseldorf and the surrounding area of June 19, 1899.
  • Joseph Joesten , Friedrich Roeber. To celebrate the unveiling of his monument in Elberfeld . Martini & Grüttefien, Elberfeld 1906.
  • Joachim Bark: The Wuppertal poet circle. Investigations on the poeta minor in the 19th century . Bouvier, Bonn 1969. ISBN 3-416-00645-3
  • Heinz Wolff: Friedrich Roeber (1819–1901) . In: Wuppertal biographies. 13th episode . Published by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein e. V., Wuppertal Department. Born, Wuppertal 1977, pp. 52-64.
  • Michael Knieriem : "We want to make a name for the Wuppertal ..." A documentation of the history of the Elberfeld literary circle 1838–1844 . (= News from Engels House 10), Schmidt, Neustadt an der Aisch 1994.

Web links

Commons : Friedrich Roeber  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Roeber attended the Elberfelder Realschule, which graduated with a so-called Abitur , but in no way entitled to university studies." (Michael Knieriem: "We want to make the Wuppertal a name ..." A documentation on the history of the Elberfeld literary circle 1838–1844 , S. XVI.)
  2. ↑ Michael Knieriem: Friedrich Engels. Cola di Rienzi. An unknown dramatic draft. Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal 1974, ISBN 3-87294-070-8 .
  3. ↑ Literature and Art in Wupperthale up to the Middle of the Present Century , pp. 74 and 146.
  4. ↑ "We want to make a name for the Wuppertal ..." A documentation on the history of the Elberfeld literary circle 1838–1844 , p. X.
  5. ↑ Contains letters from and to Adolf Schults, Friedrich Roeber, Carl de Haas , Johann Richard Seel , Eduard Liesegang , Karl Keller and others. a.
personal data
SURNAME Roeber, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roeber, Johann Friedrich Gerhard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Elberfeld
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 1901
Place of death Dusseldorf