David Haek

David Haek (born August 17, 1854 in Budapest ; † unknown), actually David Hatschek, was an Austro-Hungarian scientific and cultural history private scholar , journalist and translator of Jewish origin. He also published under the pseudonyms Hans Helling and Franz Helbing .

After studying science and chemistry , Haek first became factory director. After a few years he resigned from this position to devote himself entirely to literature . After an eventful wandering life that took him via Vienna (1882) to Leipzig (1889), he finally settled in Berlin. He wrote humorous works, poetry , cultural and moral history books, edited collections of quotations and anecdotes and translated from English, French, Hungarian and Flemish, among others writings by John Stuart Mill , Charles Darwin , Ernest Renan , Guy de Maupassant , Samuel Smiles , Henry Morton Stanley and Mark Twain .

Works

As an author, David Haek

• Apophthegmata. German citation treasure, a collection of German quotes, idioms, keywords, etc. Hendel, Halle adS
• German epic poems. A selection of German epigrams and sayings from the Reformation period to the present. 2nd Edition. Hendel, Hall a. d, p. 1886.
• Hungarian poetry. From Alex. Kisfaludy to the present, along with biographical notes and a sketch of the Magyar literature. Hendel, Hall a. d, p. 1887.
• Viennese Xenia. Wigand, Leipzig 1888.
• Justus van den Vondel. A contribution to the history of Dutch literature. Publishing house and Dr. (formerly JF Richter), Hamburg 1890.
• Imagination and life images. Reclam, Leipzig 1891.
• Mockingbird sounds. Verlag Magazin, Zurich 1891.
• Democritus the Younger. From the papers of a laughing philosopher. Fischer, Leipzig 1893.
• Mrs. Musika. Hamann, Leipzig 1896.
• New men's evenings. Ms. Bartholomäus, Erfurt 1896.
• The conquest of the North Pole. Description of journeys and voyages of discovery to the polar region, with special consideration of Nansen's journey to the north pole; illustrated for the youth. Wertheim, Berlin 1897.
• Pennies. Warnecke, Leipzig 1897.
• The art of learning the Dutch language through self-teaching. Dutch language textbook. 3. Edition. Hartleben, Vienna 1903.
• In the ice deserts of the north. Story from the polar region. Bartholomäus, Erfurt 1903.
• Hamburg America Line and North German Lloyd. A contribution to the history of German shipping. Publishing house for language and business studies, Berlin 1905.
• The Krupp works. S. Simon, Berlin 1906.
• Parodies and travesties. Reclam, Leipzig 1912.
• German treasure trove of quotes. Paalzow & Lehmann, Halle a, p. 1913.
• The literatures of foreign peoples. Singer, Berlin a 1920.
• The world literature. Illustrated history of the literatures of all peoples and times. Singer, Berlin 1920.
• History of German Literature. Singer, Berlin 1920.
• as publisher: men's evenings. Humorous and comical lecture seals. Ms. Bartholomäus, Erfurt 1896.
• as arrangement with R. Hoffmann among others: The book of adventure. Meidinger, Berlin 1913.
• as arrangement: Friedrich Heinrich Schloessing : The merchant in tune with the times. 25th edition. C. Regenhardt, Berlin 1904.

David Haek as translator

• Élie Berthet : The crime at Pierrefitte. R. Jakobsthal, Berlin 1902.
• Charles Darwin : The origin of the species through natural selection or the preservation of the preferred races in the struggle for existence. Reclam, Leipzig 1893.
• Charles Darwin: Descent and Selection in Sexual Relationships. Reclam, Leipzig 1894.
• Frederick John Fargus : Remember ... Reclam, Leipzig 1894.
• Konrad Fischer-Sallstein, Hugo Elm: The book of trips. Meidinger, Berlin 1913.
• Émile Gaboriau : The Crime to Orcival. R. Jacobsthal, Berlin 1900.
• Henry George: Progress and Poverty. An investigation into the cause of labor crises and the increase in poverty with the increase in wealth; a means of improvement. Reclam, Leipzig 1891.
• Charles Darwin: Charles Darwin and Darwinism. H. Schildberger, Berlin 1901.
• George Kennan : Adventure in Siberia. A. Wertheim, Berlin 1897.
• Willem A. van Rees : Indian sketches. Based on the Dutch by WA van Rees. Reclam, Leipzig 1890.
• George Kennan: Russian prisons. Descriptions. Reclam, Leipzig 1892.
• George Kennan: Adventure in Siberia. Experiences with the tribes of Kamchatka and North Asia. Globus Verlag, Berlin [approx. 1900].
• George Kennan: Siberia. Descriptions. Reclam, Leipzig 1891.
• Rudyard Kipling: A Strange Story and Other Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling. J. Gnadenfeld & Co., Berlin 1899.
• John Stuart Mill : About Freedom. Reclam, Leipzig 1896.
• Ernest Renan : The Apostles. Reclam, Leipzig 1894.
• Mark Twain : Selected Sketches. Reclam, Leipzig 1892.

As an author Franz Helbing

• Justus van den Vondel; a contribution to the history of Dutch literature. Publishing house and Dr. A.-G., Hamburg 1890. Digitized
• Imagination and life images. Reclam, Leipzig 1891.
• The ordeal. History of torture in criminal proceedings of all peoples and times. Gnadenfeld, Berlin 1902.
• Story of female infidelity. Jacobsthal, Berlin 1908.
• Behind the monastery walls. Contributions to the history of monasteries and nunneries. Jacobsthal, Berlin 1908.
• The sex life of mankind. Walther, Berlin 1910.
• The latest sex life. Walther, Berlin 1910.
• The latest research drives. Meidinger, Berlin 1911.
• with Max Alsberg: The ordeal. History of torture in criminal proceedings of all peoples and times; 2 parts in one volume. 3. Edition. Langenscheidt, Berlin 1913.
• as arrangement: Paul Lacroix: World history of prostitution. From the beginning to the beginning of the 20th century. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main, ISBN 3-8218-0517-X .
• as arrangement: Paul Lacroix: History of Prostitution. Gnadenfeld, Berlin 1902.

As an author, translator Franz Helbing

• George Kennan: Tent life in Siberia and adventure with the Korjäken and other tribes of Kamchatka and North Asia. Reclam, Leipzig 1891.
• Henry Morton Stanley : How I Found Livingstone. Travel, adventure and discovery in Central Africa. Reclam, Leipzig 1900.

As an author, Hans Helling

• The speaker at all festivities. A collection of cheerful and serious toasts and table speeches in poetry and prose. Neufeld & Henius, Berlin 1896.
• Pocket dictionary of jokes, humor and comedy. Berlin H. Steinitz, Berlin 1896.
• New treasure trove of anecdotes. A collection of around 600 of the best anecdotes… . Neufeld & Henius, Berlin 1897.
• Lectures and performances for hen parties and weddings with cheerful and serious contributions. Berlin 1897.
• Book of games. Board games in the room and outdoors f. Adults and Children. Neufeld & Henius, Berlin 1900.
• Puzzle book. Neufeld & Henius, Berlin 1900.

As translator Hans Helling

• Guy de de Maupassant: Tellier family and other stories v. Guy de Maupassant. R. Jacobsthal, Berlin 1893.
• Ernest Renan: The Life of Jesus. Reclam, Leipzig 1892.
• Old Sleuth : Detective Barnes. R. Jacobsthal, Berlin 1899.
• Samuel Smiles : The Character. Reclam, Leipzig 1892.
• Mark Twain , Edgar Allan Poe : The Young Detective and Other Detective Stories. R. Jacobsthal, Berlin 1898.

literature

• Haek, David. In: Salomon Wininger (ed.). Great Jewish national biography. With more than 8000 biographies of well-known Jewish men and women from all times and countries; a reference work for the Jewish people and their friends. Tipografia Arta, Cernauti 1927. (Reprint: Kraus-Reprint, Nendeln 1979, ISBN 3-262-01204-1 , pp. 578-579)
• Susanne Blumesberger, Michael Doppelhofer, Gabriele Mauthe: Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin from the 18th to the 20th century. Volume 1: A-I. Edited by the Austrian National Library. Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-11545-8 .

Web links

• Literature by and about David Haek in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by David Haek in the Gutenberg-DE project