Ignaz Ferdinand Arnold

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Ignaz Ernst Ferdinand Cajetan Theodor Arnold (born April 4, 1774 in Erfurt , † October 13, 1812 ibid) was a German lawyer , German writer and organist .

Life

Arnold's father was electoral chamber councilor and alms commissioner in Erfurt, and, like his son later, organist at the Church of St. Severi . Arnold studied in Erfurt and graduated with a doctorate in law. and doctor phil. from. In 1800 he married Maria Anna Seehuber, the daughter of the head of the Cyriakus monastery. Shortly thereafter, he suffered a nervous breakdown that led to his admission to an insane asylum. After his release, he studied medicine and lectured as a private lecturer.

He wrote, mostly anonymously, a long series of trivial novels from the genres of ghost, horror , federal and robber novel , often with lascivious content. He also worked as a translator.

Arnold worked as an organist at the Ursuline Church and the Severikirche. He also wrote music-historical works, including the gallery of the most famous musicians of the 18th and 19th centuries , which appeared in two volumes in 1810.

Works

  • The man with the red sleeve. 2 parts. 1798-1799.
  • The portrait with the blood stains. 1800 ( digitized version ).
  • Magic and miracles along with evocations and their appearance. 2 volumes. 1801, new edition: 4 volumes. 1804–1805 ( digitized version ).
  • Mirakuloso, or the Illuminati Dread League. 1802 ( digitized version ).
  • The nightwalker or the terrible allies of darkness. From the memoirs of Count F **** present state prisoners to S **** n. 2 volumes. 1802.
  • Mozart's Spirit: His brief biography and aesthetic presentation of his works; An educational book for young musicians. Erfurt, in Henning's bookstore, 1803.
  • Euridane, the daughter of hell. A priest and spirit story. 3 volumes. 1803.
  • Sirius, or Schwärmereyen through the valleys of youth and Amarantenhine of love in the August month of fantasy. 1803.
  • Bohömann, secret superior and head of the Asian brothers. 1804 (continuation of Sirius ).
  • The black Jonas, Capuchin, robber and murder burner. A blood painting from the terrible cooperative of the notorious Schinderhannes. Taken from his Inquisition Protocol. 1805, reprint with a foreword by Hans-Friedrich Foltin: Hildesheim 1972, ISBN 3-487-08003-6 .
  • Erfurt in its greatest splendor during the months of September and October 1808. 2 volumes. 1808, reprint: Ulenspiegel, Erfurt u. Waltershausen 2008, ISBN 978-3-932655-33-3 .
  • Gallery of the most famous clay artists of the 18th and 19th centuries . 2 volumes. 1810.

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Arnold, Ignaz Ferdinand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arnold, Ignaz Ernst Ferdinand Cajetan Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, German writer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1774
PLACE OF BIRTH Erfurt
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1812
Place of death Erfurt