Johann Georg Fellinger
Johann Nepomuk Georg Fellinger (born January 3, 1781 in Peggau in Styria , † November 27, 1816 in Adelsberg in the Duchy of Carniola ) was an Austrian writer. His pseudonym was Gustav Fellinger .
Life
Johann Georg Fellinger was the son of Johann Georg Fellinger, landlord of Thall and Taschen and later mayor of Frohnleiten and his wife Maria Anna (née Koch).
He studied law at the University of Graz and was then tutor to Johann Edler von Gadolla in Reifenstein near Cilli .
In 1808 he became an officer of a Styrian Landwehr battalion and lost his right eye with the French in the Battle of the Piave , was captured by them and brought to France. After the Peace of Schönbrunn he returned to Austria and became a lieutenant in the infantry regiment No. 26 in Klagenfurt as an invalid officer . In 1814 he was promoted to lieutenant and conscription auditor in Judenburg until he was transferred to Adelsberg in 1815 .
Because of his weakened eyesight, and his left eye threatened to go blind, he could not take an active part in the fighting against the French, in addition, he could not get a job in the civilian sector; this led to a melancholy suffering, so that he died in 1816.
Writing
During his studies he wrote his first poetic writings, these appeared in various almanacs and magazines and are characterized by deep seriousness, religious inwardness and a fiery love of the country. He was influenced by Theodor Körner , Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock and Friedrich Schiller and his role as a mediator between the German and South Slavic languages can be seen in his dramas . After his death, his writings were collected and edited. He also wrote the play Die Graf von Sella and, four months before his death, the tragedy Inguo , which was performed in Klagenfurt on March 17, 1817 with great success. His poems, including The First Love , were set to music by Franz Schubert .
Honors
A cast iron monument was erected to Johann Georg Fellinger in Peggau and Johann-Fellinger-Strasse was named after him.
Fonts (selection)
- Torn scenes from the history of mankind . Graz 1808.
- The struggle of the law. A poem . Salzburg, Meyr, 1813.
- Johann Georg Fellinger's poetic writings . Published by JG Kumpf. Klagenfurt 1819. (With a life sketch).
Literature (selection)
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Fellinger, Johann Georg . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 4th part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, p. 170 ( digitized version ).
- Gustav Gugitz: Fellinger, Johann Georg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , pp. 73 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Johann Georg Fellinger . In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon .
- Johann Georg Fellinger . In: Digital portrait index .
Individual evidence
- ↑ First love. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fellinger, Johann Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fellinger, Johann; Fellinger, Johann G .; Fellinger, JG; Fellinger, Johann Nepomuk Georg; Fellinger, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian officer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peggau |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1816 |
| Place of death | Adelsberg , Duchy of Carniola |