Gustav Karpeles

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Gustav Karpeles

Gustav Karpeles (born November 11, 1848 in Eiwanowitz in the Hanna , Moravia ; † July 21, 1909 in Nauheim ) was a literary historian, writer, critic and Jewish publicist.

Life

Gustav Karpeles wrote several books about Heinrich Heine and published the popular history of Jewish literature in 1885 .

Karpeles attended high school in Nikolsburg and Olomouc , enrolled as a theology student at the University of Breslau in 1867, but soon turned to literary studies. After completing his university studies, Karpeles went to London for a year, returned to Germany and, in Berlin in 1870, co-founded and, together with Samuel Enoch, publisher of the weekly newspaper Jüdische Presse . His cousin was the singer Sophie König . From 1873 to 1877 he was the features editor of the Breslauer Zeitung and in 1878 he took over the editing of Westermannsmonthshefte , which he headed until 1883. As editor of the popular magazine, he corresponded with Theodor Fontane , for whose work he campaigned. From 1890 until his death he was finally editor and publisher of the Allgemeine Zeitung des Judentums , which existed from 1837 to 1922, edited by Ludwig Philippson , then by Gustav Karpeles, Ludwig Geiger , Albert Katz; under Karpeles' aegis, Eastern Jewish topics were included in the magazine and the focus on Western and Central Europe ended.

In 1893 he was a co-founder of the Association of Associations for Jewish History and Literature (the association had also published the Yearbook for Jewish History and Literature since 1898 ; from 1898 to 1920 the communications from the Association of Associations for Jewish History and Literature in Germany appeared ).

As a Heine researcher, he published a biography of Heine as early as 1869 , published Heine's works in 1884 and wrote the book "Heinrich Heine and his contemporaries" in 1888. But he also wrote biographical work on Ludwig Börne and Nikolaus Lenau and in 1889 wrote a large literary essay on Friedrich Spielhagen .

tomb

Karpeles died of a heart attack on July 21, 1909 in Bad Nauheim. His grave is in the Jewish cemetery in Berlin-Weißensee .

Fonts (selection)

  • Heinrich Heine and Judaism. Bruno Heidenfeld, Breslau 1868.
  • Heinrich Heine. Biographical sketches. Friends of the family expedition, Berlin 1869.
  • Israel Hildesheimer. A biographical sketch. J. Kauffmanns Verlagsbuchhandlung, Frankfurt am Main 1870, (published anonymously, attributed to Karpeles); Digitized version of the 2nd edition (in the year of the first edition) .
  • History of Jewish Literature 2 volumes. Oppenheim, Berlin 1886, digitized volume 1 ; Digitized volume 2 .
  • Heinrich Heine and his contemporaries. Lehmann, Berlin 1888, digitized .
  • Goethe in Poland. A contribution to the general history of literature. Fontane, Berlin 1890, digitized .
  • General history of literature from its beginnings to the present day. 2 volumes. Grote, Berlin 1891, new edition, continued until the end of the 19th century. 2 (in 3) volumes. Baumgaertel, Berlin 1901, digitized volume 1 ; Digitized volume 2, 1 ; Digitized volume 2, 2 .
  • Heinrich Heine and The Rabbi von Bacharach (= Collection of the "Free Leaf". 3, ZDB -ID 2608186-6 ). Verlag des "Freie Blatt", Vienna 1895, digitized version .
  • Heinrich Heine. From his life and from his time. Titze, Leipzig 1899, digitized .

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theodor Fontane to Gustav Karpeles. Unpublished letters. In: Vossische Zeitung. No. 323, [Enclosure:] The entertainment sheet. Berlin. October 3, 1926.
  2. ↑ The architectural and art monuments of the GDR, Berlin, I ; Ed. Institute for Monument Preservation. Henschel, Berlin 1984, p. 142. On the tombstone is the motto: "His heart was the source of his wisdom."
personal data
SURNAME Karpeles, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jewish historian and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Eiwanowitz in the Hanna , Moravia
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1909
Place of death Nauheim