Georg Harrys

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Johann Georg Carl Harrys , also: Johann Georg Karl Harrys , Jewish also Herz David , (born January 19, 1780 in Hanover ; † November 11, 1838 there ) was a German journalist and writer .

Life

family

Georg Harrys was the son of the Hanoverian banker Salomon Michael David . Georg Harry's wife Marie Caroline Wilhelmine Keßler , daughter of the royal personal surgeon Keßler , gave birth to their son Georg Hippolyt Hermann Harry .

Career

After the early death of his parents, Georg Harrys grew up in Nantes, France .

During the so-called French period , Harrys returned to his hometown , converted to the Christian faith on March 21, 1805 and was baptized in the wooded Marienkirche . In 1806 he married in the Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche S. Johannis .

After the end of the French occupation, Harrys worked in Hanover until 1816 as a "military hospital inspector", but then switched to writing and journalism.

In 1830 Harrys accompanied the Italian violinist Niccolò Paganini on a concert tour from June 6th to July 1st through northern German cities, in addition to Hanover in particular to Hamburg and Bremen . In the same year he published his journal Paganini in his traveling car ... which later attracted the interest of music historians.

The following year, Georg Harrys founded the art and literary magazine Die Posaune , the first edition of which appeared on October 2, 1831. He wrote anecdotes , charades , epigrams and poems on current events , such as the inauguration of the Schützenhaus , the unveiling of the Waterloo Column and events in the Herrenhausen Gardens . He wrote an “imperial book” dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte , wrote a few comedies and conducted a lively correspondence .

From 1838 his son Hermann continued the magazine Die Posaune .

Works

  • Paganini in his traveling car and room, in his talkative hours, in social circles, and his concerts / from the travel journal of Georg Harrys (in Gothic script), based on the original print from 1830, re-edited. and annotated by Heinrich Sievers, Tutzing: Schneider 1982, ISBN 3-7952-0364-3
  • Niccolò Paganini . Journals & Jottings, Etc. Trans. Leon Escudier. Ed. Harold Day. Summit, NJ: Hobart Press 2002, ISBN 9780957936515
  • Paperback of dramatic flowers . Hanover 1825-26; online via google books.
  • Lightning rod for melancholy thunderstorms. All hypochondrists, head hangers, etc. most sincerely consecrated. Hanover: in Commission Hahn 1823.
  • Political quodlibet or musical rehearsal card. A new opera with old chants, in three acts. Hanover: Ludwig Pockwitz 1813; online via google books .

estate

In the city ​​archive of Hanover , Harrys' correspondence contains an extensive collection of autographs , which his son continued.

See also

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Hugo Thielen : HARRYS, Johann Georg Carl (see literature)
  2. ↑ a b Compare the GND number of the German National Library
  3. ↑ a b c d Hugo Thielen: Harrys, (1) Johann Georg (see literature)
  4. ^ Karl-Heinz Grotjahn MA: Marienkirche, St. M. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 425
  5. ^ Hugo Thielen: Harrys, (2) Georg Hippolyt Hermann. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 271
personal data
SURNAME Harrys, Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harrys, Johann Georg Carl; Harrys, Johann Georg Karl; Harrys, Johann G .; David, heart
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist, writer and company founder
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1838
Place of death Hanover