Josef Treumann

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Josef Treumann (born November 16, 1846 in Ujest , Upper Silesia , † around 1904 in New York ) was a German-American journalist and writer.

Life

Treumann completed a commercial apprenticeship and then worked in this profession for some time. In 1879 he was brought to the Leipzig Chamber of Commerce , where he worked as a lecturer for some time. During this time he also traveled to the tsarist empire and published a report about it.

In the winter of 1882/1882 Treumann resigned from all offices and emigrated to the USA in the spring of 1883 . The first time he earned his living as a teacher in New York; later he worked at Zickel Verlag as editor of the German-American family papers .

In addition to his journalistic and editorial work, an independent literary work was created over time.

Works (selection)

  • From criminal stock. Detective novel from American life . Jacobsthal Verlag, Berlin 1897 (American detective novels; 1).
  • Three brides. Novel from American life . Verlag Richter, Chemnitz 1896.
  • In the land of the Yankee doodle. Nine humoresques from American life . Schupp Verlag, Munich 1896.
  • In the power of evil. American novel .
  • The dancer's child. Novel from American life . Verl Stiepel, Reichenberg 1897.
  • 86,000 dollars. Detective novella from American life . Jacobsthal, Berlin 1897 (American detective novels; 2).
  • What a woman wants. American novel . Bensheimer Verlag, Mannheim 1896 (2 volumes).

literature

  • Armin Arnold u. a. (Ed.): Reclams Kriminalromanführer . Reclam, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-15-010278-2 , p. 332.
personal data
SURNAME Treumann, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Ujest , Upper Silesia
DATE OF DEATH around 1904
Place of death new York