Karl Friedrich Würtenberger

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Karl Friedrich Würtenberger (born December 12, 1838 in Zurich , Switzerland ; † July 3, 1911 in Küßnach ) was a businessman, honorary member of the Russian Academy in St. Petersburg and a local poet .

"As a local writer, Karl Friedrich Würtenberger dedicated a number of valuable works to the community of Küßnach."

family

Karl Friedrich Würtenberger came from a family from Küßnach. He came as the son of Xaver Würtenberger and his wife Magdalena geb. Small to the world. After completing school, he began an apprenticeship as a businessman and then specialized in banking. Nothing is known [currently] about the origin of his wife Anna and the date of her death. He called his house in Küßnach, which he moved in 1901 after his return from Russia, "Annaruh".

“His son Karl August Würtenberger, who was born in Petersburg on April 2, 1868, also embarked on a career as a businessman and took up leading positions in Russia; after the outbreak of the First World War in Sweden and from 1923 in Germany, in Hamburg and Bamberg. In 1936 he settled in his parents' house in Küßnach and looked after his father's memory until his death in 1957. His wife Daisy, a native of England [...], outlived her husband by 10 years. "

- Hubert Matt-Willmatt and Klaus Isele (eds.): Die Würtenberger. Three poets from the Klettgau. Eggingen 1986, p. 208.

Russia

Several European countries were stations in Karl Friedrich Würtenberger's professional career until he and his wife Anna settled in tsarist Russia , first in Moscow. In 1862 the couple moved to St. Petersburg, where Würtenberger worked in the "book, state paper and ruble printing works as the personal chief secretary of the Privy Councilor von Winberg."

"Around 1850 [incorrect information, see note], Karl Friedrich Würtenberger, who adapted himself to the national custom called Karl Teodorowitsch, made a name for himself as the editor of the first German-language newspaper in Russia ."

Visits to Küßnach

Every now and then "[he] stayed to visit Küßnach . A special entry in the parish book of Küßnach reads: 'On September 15, 1876, Karl Teodorowitsch Würtenberger from St. Petersburg leafed through this book of his ancestors with great interest.' "

Honorary citizen of St. Petersburg

According to Emil Müller-Ettikon, “he went in and out of the court of the Tsars, became an honorary member of the Russian Academy ” and, according to Alb-Bote, in January 1876, “the Russian Tsar granted him honorary citizenship in recognition of his excellent and loyal services ) awarded. "

Schwyzerclub

With the painter Karl Arnold Baldinger (1850–1911) from Zurzach , who also lives in St. Petersburg , Würtenberger founded the Schwyzerclub "with Alemannic like-minded friends" , which dedicated itself to remembering the homeland with stories, poems and songs. The idea of composing an epic Küssaburg that Würtenberger had printed in St. Petersburg in 1889 - "richly illustrated by Baldinger's painter friend" - is said to originate from this group . It became known at home through lectures by Samuel Pletscher in September 1889 and a discussion in the Alb-Bote (September 15, 1889).

"Due to the political conflicts in the collapsing tsarist system and as a result of quarrels, Würtenberger had to leave Russia in 1901."

Return to Küßnach

According to his letter to the Grand Ducal District Office in Waldshut on December 16, 1901, Würtenbergers - "residing permanently in Küssnach again since April 1900" - were granted the rights of a citizen by the community because my last passport issued in 1887 would not be restored had been renewed, (denied) ”. There is no reply and it can therefore be assumed that the office “helped him to regain [his] rights as a citizen of Baden and municipalities.”

Karl Friedrich Würtenberger set up "in the half-timbered house that his parents bought across from the mill for his old age." Küßnach made the community's son an honorary citizen. He died on July 3, 1911 and was buried in Hohentengen .

Nachleben (Heimatstube)

On 8 July 1962, the municipality Küßnach opened at Gasthaus zum Küssaberg the Heimatstube Küßnach . “The late master painter August Haberstock, Dangstetten , suggested the creation of this memorial . The design was done jointly by senior teacher Walter Richter, Kadelburg and the regional association 'Badische Heimat' . "

In his speech, Hans Matt-Willmatt thanked the landlords Paul Bürck and Mrs. Elsbeth, née Maier, for furnishing the home room and paid tribute to Karl Friedrich Würtenberger and other poets, painters and photographers from the local area. The dining room and an adjoining room were decorated with portraits, paintings, photographs and documents. Mayor Scheuble welcomed numerous guests to the inauguration, especially Mrs. Daisy Würtenberger, the 84-year-old widowed daughter-in-law of Karl Friedrich Würtenberger.

Hans Matt-Willmatt described the festive course of the event in a detailed report in the Alb-Bote on July 11, 1962, printed in full in the literature cited here, in which the participating associations and the numerous guests and guests of honor from the German and Swiss regions are listed by name. The works on display are also labeled there.

Works

  • Festschrift for the 25th anniversary of Baron von Winberg's director. Illustrated by KA Baldinger, St. Petersburg, 1887.
  • Drama Elsbeth v. Küssaberg / Küssenberg Petersburg 1889, Alb-Bote 1962.
  • Drama Das Gotteli von St. Agnesien.
  • Drama De Bläsibuur - A drama from village life.
  • Roman Lost and Lost.
  • Easter poems in: Waldshuter narrator, Alb-Bote March 24, 1883.
  • Poems A song about wine on the Küssenberg. in: Rundschau (Schaffhausen), 1st year, undated, p. 126.

literature

  • Hubert Matt-Willmatt and Klaus Isele (eds.): Die Würtenberger. Three poets from the Klettgau. Edition Klaus Isele, Eggingen 1986, ISBN 3-925016-16-3 .
  • Numerous newspaper articles in: Alb-Bote and Südkurier, 1889–1981. Listed in: Matt-Willmatt / Isele, 1986, p. 263.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Hubert Matt-Willmatt and Klaus Isele (eds.): The Würtenberger. Three poets from the Klettgau. Edition Klaus Isele, Eggingen 1986, p. 205. In a letter to the Grand Ducal District Office in Waldshut of December 16, 1901, Würtenberger wrote in the context of a list of his activities that he “worked as an editor of a German newspaper there from 1868–1872” was. (Matt-Willmatt / Isele, 1986, p. 216). This also corresponds more appropriately with the chronicle of the St. Petersburg newspaper.
  2. ↑ The tenth home parlor of the region was set up in Küßnach, next to Waldshut, Tiengen, Weilheim, Untereggingen, Stühlingen, Ühlingen, Riedern am Wald, Buch and Hohenfels. (Matt-Willmatt / Isele, 1986, p. 211).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans Matt-Willmatt : Chronicle of the Waldshut district. Vocke Verlag, Waldshut 1957, p. 58.
  2. ↑ Quotes from Emil Müller-Ettikon : A brief overview of the history of Küssaberg. Waldshut 1981, p. 133 and Alb-Bote, January 1876, in: Hubert Matt-Willmatt / Klaus Isele: Die Würtenberger. 1986, p. 205.
  3. ^ Hubert Matt-Willmatt / Klaus Isele: The Würtenberger. 1986, p. 206.
  4. ^ Hubert Matt-Willmatt / Klaus Isele: The Würtenberger. 1986, p. 216.
  5. ^ Hubert Matt-Willmatt / Klaus Isele: The Würtenberger. 1986, pp. 208-212.
personal data
SURNAME Würtenberger, Karl Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Württenberger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German homeland poet
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 1911
Place of death Küßnach