Hugo Behrens

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Ludwig Albert Hugo Behrens (born July 21, 1820 in Hamburg ; † November 7, 1910 in Kötzschenbroda ), pseudonym B. Renz , was a German writer and military doctor.

Life

Villa Heimburg on Hermann-Ilgen-Strasse
Behrens family grave

Behrens was often transferred as a military doctor. At one of these stations, in Thale on the north-eastern edge of the Harz Mountains, he was born with his daughter Bertha Behrens, who was later considered the legitimate successor of E. Marlitt as a writer under the pseudonym Wilhelmine Heimburg , and his son Carl Ludwig Max Behrens , who had a military career in the Prussian army struck and became general.

In 1881 Behrens moved with his daughter to Kötzschenbroda , where they lived together at today's Hermann-Ilgen-Straße 21.

Due to the great success of his daughter, Behrens also turned to writing under the pseudonym B. Renz .

Behrens was buried in the family grave at the Radebeul-West cemetery, together with his wife and three children, including daughter Bertha and son Carl Ludwig Max.

Works

  • Fiery Coals , 1885.
  • After the storm , 1887.
  • Hamburg stories , 1896.
  • In the Gertraudenhof , 1902.
  • The Polish Peril and other short stories , 1905.

literature

  • Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .