Theodor Hell
Theodor Hell , pseudonym for Carl Gottfried Theodor Winkler , (born February 9, 1775 in Waldenburg (Saxony) , † September 24, 1856 in Dresden ) was a German writer , poet , translator and publicist .
Life
Hell studied law and history in Wittenberg, and in 1796 was employed by the Dresden City Court. 1801 Registrar at the Secret Archives, 1805 Real Secret Archives Registrar, 1812 Secret Secretary, 1813 Editor of the General Government Gazette, 1814 Theater Secretary, 1816 Secretary at the Royal Academy of Arts, 1825 Director of the Italian Opera, 1841 Vice Director of the Royal Court Theater. Hell had the title of a councilor . From 1841 he was a Freemason Grand Master of the Great State Lodge of Saxony . From 1817 to 1843 he was editor of the Dresdner Abend-Zeitung and from 1841 vice director of the royal court theater .
He was a close friend of Carl Maria von Weber and, together with Hinrich Lichtenstein, guardian of Weber's orphaned sons Max Maria and Alexander .
He was in frequent (letter) contact with writers of his time, for example with Agnes Franz and Pauline von Brochowska .
Hell belonged to the Dresdner Liederkreis .
Works
Poetry
- Homesickness
- In the English Garden near Munich (1811)
- The poet's lot
Dramas
- The busy man (comedy, 1815)
- The nine and twentieth of January 1819 (1819)
Translations
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau : Julie or The New Heloise
- James Planché : Libretto for Oberon , or The Elf King's Oath (1828)
Librettos
- Die Drei Pintos (1820), an opera by Carl Maria von Weber , completed posthumously by Gustav Mahler
literature
- Joseph Kürschner: Hell, Theodor . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 693 f.
- Hellmut Fleischhauer: Theodor Hell <Winkler> and his work as a journalist, editor, translator and at the theater . Noske, Borna / Leipzig 1930.
Web links
- Carl Maria von Weber Complete Edition
- Literature by and about Theodor Hell in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Theodor Hell in the German Digital Library
- Literature by and about Theodor Hell in the Saxon Bibliography
- Theodor Hell in the Stadtwiki Dresden
Individual evidence
- ^ Letter from Caroline von Weber to Hinrich Lichtenstein dated June 21, 1826 .
- ↑ Councilor Karl Theodor Winkler appointed as guardian .
- ^ Theodor Hell's biography in the Weber Complete Edition .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hell, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Winkler, Karl Gottfried Theodor (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waldenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1856 |
| Place of death | Dresden |