Gustav Adolf de Grahl
Gustav Adolf de Grahl (born July 28, 1793 in Bremen , † January 22, 1858 in Hamburg ) was a Hamburg doctor, writer and composer.
Life
After studying medicine , de Grahl was called up as a surgeon in the Napoleonic Army in 1812 and received the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor in 1813 . In 1815 he joined the "Gardes Du Corps" and served King Louis XVIII. as personal physician and was awarded the Order of the Lily and later the St. Helena Medal. Gustav Adolf de Grahl was married to Laurette Rudolphine Grabau and later to Johanna Katharina Margaretha Otto.
Gustav Adolf de Grahl received his doctorate in Berlin in 1819 and established himself as a general practitioner in Hamburg in 1822. In the following years he was consulted by the Grand Duchess Helena of Russia , Duke Gustav of Mecklenburg and the Belgian King , among others .
In addition to his medical work, de Grahl published a large number of writings and compositions. His best-known works include the memorandum “On the emancipation of the Jews” and the dramas “The madness about existence” and “King and robber”.
In 1847 he acquired an estate near Gelting , which was named Grahlenstein at the suggestion of the Danish King Frederik VII , a frequent hunting guest of the son Boguslaw de Grahl. After his death in 1858, de Grahl was buried in the cemetery of the Christian church in Altona .
literature
- Lexicon of Hamburg writers to the present day. Vol. 2, Hamburg 1854, No. 1287 ( online ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrea Weber: "I will choose a beautiful site for its sake ..." Graves and memorials in Altona tell history. In: Ohlsdorf - magazine for mourning culture. No. 112, I (February 2011).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grahl, Gustav Adolf de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hamburg doctor, writer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1858 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |