Hermann Uhde-Bernays

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Hermann Uhde-Bernays (born October 31, 1873 in Weimar ; † June 7, 1965 in Starnberg ) was a German specialist in German and art historian.

Life

Uhde-Bernays was the son of the journalist Hermann Uhde (1845–1879) and stepson of Michael Bernays . He attended the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich and passed the Abitur examination in 1893. His stepfather persuaded him to study law in Munich. But Uhde-Bernays soon realized that he would rather follow in his father's footsteps and, in retrospect, describe those years in Munich as 'lost time'. He then studied German and art history at the universities of Munich, Berlin and Heidelberg. In 1895 he became a corps bow bearer of the Franconia Munich . In 1902 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD . From 1901 to 1903 he worked as an assistant at the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg. At this time he also wrote theater and art reviews for the Frankfurter Zeitung . During a trip to Italy he made the decision to devote himself exclusively to writing. He settled in Munich and later moved to Starnberg. In 1914 he was appointed professor . During the Nazi era , he was banned from writing from 1937 to 1945. In 1946 he was appointed honorary professor for modern German literature at the University of Munich , but rarely gave lectures . From 1951 to 1953 he was a member of the German Academy for Language and Poetry .

Uhde-Bernays was a member of Frank Wedekind's circles at a young age . He was editor of the cultural magazines Leipziger Monatshefte and Cicerone . Uhde-Bernays was made an honorary citizen of Starnberg on October 9, 1950 . He is Bernhard Uhde's grandfather .

Publications (selection)

  • Carl Spitzweg . The Master's life and work. Its importance in the history of Munich art. Delphin-Verlag, Munich 1913.
  • Munich landscapes in the 19th century. Delphin-Verlag, Munich 1921.
  • In the light of freedom. Memories from the years 1880 to 1914. Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt 1947.
editor
  • Anselm Feuerbach's letters to his mother. 2 volumes. Meyer & Jessen, Berlin 1911.
  • Artist letters about art. Confessions of painters, architects and sculptors from five centuries. W. Jess, Dresden 1926.

literature

  • Erwin Stiglmaier: In the light of freedom. A study of the art and literary historian Hermann Uhde-Bernays (October 31, 1873 - June 7, 1965) . In: Annual report of the Munich Wilhelmsgymnasium 1990, pp. 93-109.
  • Christine Klösch: Hermann Uhde-Bernays (1873-1965) . In: Thomas Kraft (Ed.): Herrsching at the time of Christian Morgenstern , Herrsching am Ammersee 2006, pp. 109–110.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klösch 2006, p. 109.
  2. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 106 , 602.
  3. ↑ Dissertation: The Mannheimer Shakespeare. A contribution to the history of the first German Shakespeare translations .
personal data
SURNAME Uhde-Bernays, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Uhde-Bernays, Hermann Hans Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Germanist and art historian
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Weimar
DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1965
Place of death Starnberg