Karl August Ferdinand Fuchs

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Karl August Ferdinand Fuchs (born August 10, 1797 in Altenburg , † March 31, 1832 in Dienstädt ) was a German pastor and writer .

Life

Born the son of a master tailor, Fuchs studied Protestant theology in Jena after attending grammar school in Altenburg . During his studies in 1816 he became a member of the original fraternity . In 1819 he passed his exams pro candidatura in Altenburg, where he was ordained in 1825 . In 1826 he became pastor in Dienstädt. There he died at the age of 34.

At a young age, Fuchs wrote three plays that appeared in print. He was 15 years old when the first performed in December 1812.

Publications

  • Charlemagne, or: Eginhard and Emma. A play in five acts. Braunschweig 1814, first performance 1812. ( online edition )
  • Brutus, or: The Liberation of Rome. A tragedy in five acts. Brunswick 1815.
  • Luise Hochfeld. A tragedy in five acts. Brunswick 1815.

literature

  • Peter Kaupp (edit.): Stamm-Buch of the Jenaische Burschenschaft. The members of the original fraternity 1815-1819 (= treatises on student and higher education. Vol. 14). SH-Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-89498-156-3 , p. 70.
  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , p. 230.
personal data
SURNAME Fuchs, Karl August Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pastor and writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Altenburg
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1832
Place of death Dienststadt