Friedrich von Uechtritz

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Lithograph by Friedrich von Uechtritz with his signature

Peter Friedrich von Uechtritz , (born September 12, 1800 near Görlitz , † February 15, 1875 there ) was a German poet and lawyer.

biography

Preliminary remark

The claim keeps cropping up that Friedrich von Uechtritz and Anton Fahne are identical. That is not correct. It is possible that both of them knew each other and that one of them appeared under the other's name on occasion. Evidence for this is not yet known.

family

Peter Friedrich von Uechtritz was born on September 12, 1800 near Görlitz as the first child of Friedrich Joseph Peter von Uechtritz (* April 22, 1768 - March 11, 1837) and Friederike Auguste Charlotte Ernst (* November 22, 1775 in Meißen , † March 5, 1847) born. He was raised in the Protestant faith. At the time, the family owned the Kuhna estate, not far from Görlitz, which the grandfather had bought after the sale of Crobnitz and Döbschütz near Reichenbach . In Weissenfels and Merseburg there is a village called Uichteritz ; the headquarters of the von Uechtritz family are believed to be there.

The family soon moved to Dresden , where Uechtritz spent his childhood. In 1814 they moved into the Heidersdorf estate near Görlitz. Uechtritz is portrayed as serious, educated and introverted, his mother as affectionate, always concerned about everything, superstitious and imaginative, with an "often overly fearful anxiety". Uechtritz always felt obliged to his parents , he maintained intensive lifelong contact with his siblings (Asta, Rudolf , Marie and Theodor).

Adolescent years and training

After completing his basic education with a private tutor, Uechtritz attended grammar school in Görlitz. During this time he made his first attempts at walking as a poet. In the spring of 1818 he passed the Abitur examination. As early as Easter 1818 he went to Leipzig to study law there. But in the first semesters he mainly attended historical lectures. Socially, he frequented both professors' circles and aristocratic circles. The house of the Saxon Prince Emil was their center and Uechtritz knew how to entertain the company as well as possible. The acquaintance with Ludwig Tieck and Adam Müller made a great impression . Uechtritz became acquainted with Tiecks through family connections. Even after his time in Dresden, both of them stayed in contact by letter, despite the often sharp criticism that Tieck exercised on Uechtritz's works. Adam Müller also made a deep impression on the young Uechtritz. Müller himself was a converted Protestant and brought Uechtritz into serious religious conflicts, which probably ended in favor of Protestantism, not least because of the great obligation Uechtritz felt towards his parents.

Uechtritz's time in Berlin began on October 27, 1821 . After passing his exams, he got a job as an auscultator and trainee lawyer in the administration of justice. He stayed here until 1828. Steitz describes this period as Uechtritz's most fruitful creative period.

Lawyer in Düsseldorf

The picture show by the Düsseldorf artists in the gallery room , Friedrich Boser , 1844 - Friedrich von Uechtritz in the center of the picture with a stick and cylinder

Uechtritz worked as a lawyer in Düsseldorf from 1829 , initially as an assessor and from 1833 as a councilor. In 1858 he resigned from civil service with the title of Privy Councilor of Justice . During his time in Düsseldorf, he also devoted himself to the city's artistic life. In particular, he reported on the work of the Düsseldorf School of Painting and its social activities, such as the annual exhibitions of the Art Association for the Rhineland and Westphalia , in which he took an active part.

family

He married Charlotte Katharina Marie Balau on May 18, 1837 in Berlin (* January 30, 1818; † February 28, 1892). The marriage was childless.

Works

Dramas

  • Galeazzo Sforza , Tragedy in Three Acts (before 1822)
  • Chrysostom , drama in five acts (1822)
  • Rome and Spartacus (I and II) , tragedy in five acts (1823) ( digitized )
  • Rome and Otto III. , Tragedy in Five Acts (1823)
  • Alexander and Darius , tragedy in five acts (1824/25) ( digitized )
  • Das Ehrenschwerdt , tragedy in five acts (first performance: Berlin November 28, 1827; unprinted)
  • The Secret Councilor , tragic comedy in three acts (ca.1830, unprinted)
  • The historical painting , vision in one act (ca.1830, unprinted)
  • Rosamunde , Tragedy in Five Acts (1830, printed in 1834) ( digitized )
  • The Babylonians in Jerusalem , dramatic poem in three sections (1835, printed in 1836) ( digitized version )

prose

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Friedrich von Uechtritz  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bettina Baumgärtel : Friedrich Boser: The picture show of the Düsseldorf artists in the gallery hall . In: Bettina Baumgärtel (Hrsg.): The Düsseldorf School of Painting and its international impact 1819–1918 . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-702-9 , Volume 2, p. 37 (Catalog No. 18).
personal data
SURNAME Uechtritz, Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Goerlitz
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1875
Place of death Goerlitz