Joseph of While

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Joseph Weil , from 1874 Weil Ritter von Weilen , (often also Josef ; * December 28, 1828 in Tetin near Prague , † July 3, 1889 in Vienna ) was an Austrian writer .

Life

Weilen came from a poor background, from a Jewish family. With the support of wealthy relatives, he was able to attend high school in Prague. There, however, he did not bring the desired performance. Instead of returning to his homeland, he fled with a group of actors and went through several years of traveling. In 1848 he reappears in Laibach . There his play The Revolution of February 24th in Paris or Ludwig Philipp König von France will be performed. He was imprisoned in the unrest of 1848 , but was accepted into the army. There he quickly passed the lower ranks and was promoted to officer in December 1849 . The young officer was favored by his superiors. In 1852 he became a first lieutenant teacher of history and geography at the Hainburg cadet school . In 1854 he followed a call as a professor of history at the genius academy in Znojmo .

Weilen became a scriptor at the court library in Vienna in 1861 and left the military. During this time he also expanded his literary work. He worked at the library until 1873. In 1862 he also received a professorship at the kuk war school . He also became a teacher at the Vienna Conservatory . At this institution he founded a drama school with Salomon Hermann Mosenthal , of which he was director from 1873. In 1883 he became president of the Concordia journalists and writers' association and in 1884 he became editor-in-chief of the German editorial team of the so-called Kronprinzenwerk , an encyclopedia in 24 volumes. During this time he also received the title of court counselor .

He married Marie Eyermann (born August 13, 1842) in Vienna in 1861 . The couple had two sons:

  • Alexander (born January 4, 1863), literary historian
  • Karl (born February 5, 1866)

Honors (selection)

Works (selection)

World premieres
  • The revolution of February 24th in Paris or Ludwig Philipp König von France , first performance in Laibach 1848.
  • On the day of Oudenaarde , first performance on October 15, 1865 in the Burgtheater
  • Drahomira , first performance on December 30, 1867 in the Burgtheater
  • Dolores , first performance on October 17, 1874 in the Burgtheater (further performances in Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, Budapest and Moscow)
  • On the border , first performance February 1, 1876 in the Vienna City Theater .
Prints
  • Heinrich von der Aue. Drama in four acts , Philipp Reclam's jun. Universal Library, No. 570, Stuttgart 1860.
  • Tristan. Romantic tragedy in five acts , Breslau 1860.
  • Dramatic poems by Jos. Weilen , 2 volumes, Vienna and Pest 1865–1868.
  • King Eric. Tragedy in 4 Acts , Ph. Reclam's jun. Universal Library, No. 1480, Stuttgart 1880.

literature

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME While, Joseph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Because Knight of A while, Joseph (full name); Because, Joseph; A while, Josef von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Tetin near Prague
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 1889
Place of death Vienna