Julius Bacher
Julius Gustav Bacher (born August 8, 1810 in Ragnit, today Neman ; † March 29, 1890 in Berlin-Lichterfelde ) was a German writer .
Bacher studied medicine in Königsberg and then practiced for ten years, after which he devoted himself exclusively to literary work. He first appeared as a playwright with the tragedies Lucie and Charles XII. first love (Königsberg 1850).
The historical novels Sophie Charlotte , The Philosophical Queen (Berlin 1857), Frederick I's Last Days of Life (Berlin 1857) and The Bride Show Friedrichs the Elder were more popular. Gr . (Berlin. 1857), of which the author also reworked the latter into a comedy.
The five-act character picture Aus dem Leben , performed on the royal stage in Berlin in 1857, prompted Bacher to choose Berlin as his permanent residence. Here he published three volumes of Novellen (Berlin 1860) and the novels:
- A verdict from Washington (Jena 1864)
- Sibylle von Kleve (Berlin 1865), which is considered to be Bacher's best work. Sibylle is the wife of Elector Johann Friedrich von Sachsen , whose fate is told with a poetic sense.
- Napoleon's last love (Berlin 1868)
- At the Congress of Vienna (Leipzig 1869)
- Princess Sidonie (Leipzig 1870)
literature
- Adolph Kohut: Famous Israelite Men and Women. Payne, Leipzig 1900–1901.
- Franz Brümmer: Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. Volume 1, pp. 99-100.
Web links
- Literature by and about Julius Bacher in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lichterfelde death register, 1890, entry no.41
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bacher, Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bacher, Julius Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | No, sorry man |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1890 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Lichterfelde |