Karl Alexander Herklots
Karl Alexander Herklots (born January 19, 1759 in Dulzen , a village near Preussisch Eylau ; † March 23, 1830 in Berlin ) was a German lawyer who was mainly known as a theater poet.
After studying law and completing a legal clerkship in Königsberg , Herklots found a job at the Berlin Court of Justice in 1790 . For the court theater in Berlin he made a number of translations from French and Italian, including Die Vestalin by Gaspare Spontini , Alceste by Christoph Willibald Gluck and Juliette and Romeo by Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli . In addition, he also produced numerous pieces of his own for the theater, as well as prologues and other poems.
Works
- The girls market. Funny singspiel in 3 acts. Berlin 1793. (Libretto)
- The incognito. Berlin 1793 (libretto)
- The process. Or embarrassment by mistake. Berlin 1794 (play)
- The bad woman. Funny original Singspiel in 2 acts. Berlin 1791. (Libretto)
- Pigmalion or the Reformation of Love. A lyrical drama in 2 acts. Berlin 1794
literature
- Joseph Kürschner: Herklots, Karl Alexander . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 115.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Alexander Herklots in the catalog of the German National Library
- Libretti by Karl Alexander Herklots in the DFG opera project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herklots, Karl Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herklots, Carl Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater poet and lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dulzen , Prussian Eylau , East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1830 |
| Place of death | Berlin |