Friedrich Wilhelm Bossann

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Friedrich Wilhelm Bossann (* 1756 in Berlin ; † November 27, 1813 in Dessau ) was a German theater actor and director .

Life

Bossan's origins, youth and education are unknown. As an actor he appeared in comic and tragic father roles in the Jean-Tilly Society, as a guest with Karl Theophil Döbbelin and later with the GFW Großmann troupe. In 1786 he went to the Neuhausische Theatergesellschaft, which he took over at the age of 30 and gave it his name.

He was initially acting director of Prince Leopold Friedrich Franz von Anhalt-Dessau . Today's Anhalt Theater emerged from the theater ensemble he directed . His actors included u. a. Ferdinand Ochsenheimer .

In 1807 he was appointed ducal court theater director (opera and drama combined).

During the Wars of Liberation , he volunteered for the hospital administration. There he became infected with typhus , from which he died.

His foster daughter Dorothea , also an actress, married the theater actor Peter Mittell in 1793 .

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SURNAME Bossann, Friedrich Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theater actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH 1756
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1813
Place of death Dessau