Heinrich Keiter

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The writer and editor Heinrich Keiter

Heinrich Keiter (born June 17, 1853 in Paderborn , † August 30, 1898 in Regensburg ) was a German Catholic journalist , publicist and writer . Keiter also wrote under the pseudonyms Georg Kampfmuth and J. Staarstecher .

Life

Keiter attended high school in Paderborn and began training as a bookseller . Until 1884 he worked as a book trade assistant in Paderborn. Early on he was also active as a writer, including for Rudolf von Gottschall and his papers for literary entertainment and Gottschall's magazine Our Time . In 1876 he published his literary historical studies Attempt on a theory of the novel and the art of storytelling with Ferdinand Schöningh . In 1880 his work was published Catholic narrators of the modern age and in 1884 Contemporary Catholic Poets of Germany . As early as 1881 he published a selection of the works of the writer and poet Ida Countess von Hahn-Hahn with Lichtstrahl , and in 1883 he edited an edition of Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe .

In 1884 Keiter became managing director and editor of the daily newspaper Westfälischer Merkur in Münster . In the same year he published the work FW Weber, the poet of Dreizehnlinden about the poet and doctor Friedrich Wilhelm Weber and his epic Dreizehnlinden . It was printed four times during Keiter's lifetime. In 1885 he reviewed the book edition of Karl May's short story Die Wüstenräuber in Franz Hülskamp's literary guide and criticized its lack of credibility.

In 1888, Keiter took over the editing of the magazine Deutscher Hausschatz . One of the regular authors of the house treasure was Karl May, from whom numerous travel novels appeared from 1879 to 1898. Keiter was initially not very enthusiastic about May and reduced the proportion of May's works in his magazine. A decision that he soon revised as it caused great displeasure among the readership and had a negative impact on sales. From 1894 to 1896, May's story Satan and Ischariot appeared in Hausschatz , in which Keiter arbitrarily shortened the manuscript by about 440 pages (the deleted part In der Heimath was first published in 1997). The relationship between the author and the publisher deteriorated considerably as a result, and Keiter had to go to Radebeul himself to apologize to May.

In 1891 Keiter founded the Catholic Literature Calendar, in which Karl May's curriculum vitae also appeared in 1892 . He also published numerous biographies, including those of Joseph von Eichendorff in 1887 , Annette von Droste-Hülshoff in 1890 and Heinrich Heine and Franz Grillparzer in 1891 . Heinrich Keiter died of tuberculosis on August 30, 1898 at the age of 45 in Regensburg . He was married to Therese (born June 20, 1859 in Melsungen , † April 5, 1925 in Regensburg), a born waiter. She wrote as a novelist and poet under the pseudonym Marie Herbert. After his death, she wrote an obituary for him that was published in the Catholic magazine The Grail .

Publications (selection)

  • Attempt a theory of the novel and the art of storytelling. Paderborn 1876.
  • Ida Countess Hahn-Hahn. A picture of life and literature. Wuerzburg 1879.
  • Catholic narrators of modern times. Paderborn 1880.
  • Rays of light. From the works of Countess Ida Hahn-Hahn. as editor, Mainz 1881
  • Ivanhoe. Historical novel. by Walter Scott , as editor, Paderborn 1883.
  • FW Weber, the poet of Dreizehnlinden. A study. Paderborn 1884.
  • Contemporary Catholic poets of Germany. Paderborn 1884.
  • Joseph von Eichendorff. His life and his poetry. Cologne 1887.
  • Guiding stars on the path of life. Two thousand sayings by recent German poets for mind and heart. Munster 1889.
  • Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. A picture of life. Frankfurt am Main 1890.
  • The great Christian in Paderborn. Paderborn 1890.
  • Practical hints for writers and those who want to become one. Regensburg 1890.
  • Franz Grillparzer. A memorial sheet for January 15, 1891. Frankfurt am Main 1891.
  • Heinrich Heine. His life, his character and his works. Cologne 1881.
  • The art of reading books and especially of appreciating poetic products. Regensburg 1892.
  • Heinrich Heine, the anti-Semite and nihilist. Building blocks for the Heine monument from all of Heine's works. Cologne 1893.
  • From thorny youth. Story from the life of a boy. Cologne 1894.
  • How do you become a civil servant, civil servant, pharmacist, architect, doctor, veterinarian, dentist, etc.? Regensburg 1894.
  • The art of reading books. Suggestions for reading scientific and poetic works. Regensburg 1895.
  • Handbook of the Catholic press in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United States. Regensburg 1895.
  • Confessional well poisoning. The real shame of the century. Regensburg 1896.

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personal data
SURNAME Keiter, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kampfmuth, Georg (pseudonym); Staarstecher, J. (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist, publicist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Paderborn
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 1898
Place of death regensburg