Friedrich Wilhelm Weiskern
Friedrich Wilhelm Weiskern (* 29. May 1711 in Eisleben ; † 29. December 1768 in Vienna ) was a German actor , playwright and topographer .
Life
Friedrich Wilhelm Weiskern was the son of a cavalry master from Saxony . In 1734 he came to Vienna, where he appeared as an actor at the Kärntnertortheater . His role was initially the young lover, later the father. He was best known for the character he developed of the "grim old man" Odoardo, with whom he appeared in numerous impromptu comedies. Weiskern himself wrote around 150 burlesques , for which he often used Italian, Spanish or French models. In addition, in 1741 he was involved in plans to convert the court ballroom into the old Burgtheater . He published linguistic and literary studies. From 1749 to 1764 he edited Die Deutsche Schaubühne zu Wienn .
Only after Weiskern's death did his topography of Lower Austria appear in three volumes, which posthumously earned him recognition in the field of topography . Today he is primarily known for his libretto for the Singspiel Bastien und Bastienne , written in 1764 , an early work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . In 1919 the Weiskerngasse in Vienna- Ottakring was named after Friedrich Wilhelm Weiskern. The protagonist in Christoph Hein's novel Weiskern's estate (2011) researches the largely forgotten stage artist and cartographer.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Weiskern, Friedrich Wilhelm . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 54th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1886, pp. 79–81 ( digitized version ).
- Hermann Arthur Lier: Weiskern, Friedrich Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 552 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Wilhelm Weiskern in the catalog of the German National Library
- Otto G. Schindler: Weiskern, Friedrich Wilhelm. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
- Friedrich Wilhelm Weiskern in the archive for the history of sociology in Austria at the University of Graz .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Otto G. Schindler: Weiskern, Friedrich Wilhelm. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
- ↑ a b Friedrich Wilhelm Weiskern in the archive for the history of sociology in Austria at the University of Graz
- ↑ digitized version
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weiskern, Friedrich Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor, playwright and topographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1711 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eisleben |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1768 |
| Place of death | Vienna |