Karl Gottfried von Leitner
Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner (born November 18, 1800 in Graz ; † June 20, 1890 there ) was an Austrian writer.
Leitner studied philosophy, history and law, then he worked as a high school teacher in Cilli and Graz . From 1837 to 1854 he was the country secretary. From 1858 to 1864 he was the curator of the Joanneum .
The poems of Leitner were partly set to music by Franz Schubert .
Life
Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner was a descendant of a family distinguished by the knightly nobility since the 17th century. His father Cajetan Franz v. L., a state accountant, was also active in literature, died in 1805, the mother married for the second time in 1807. After his high school studies in Graz Leitner turned to the study of law and Styrian history. During his studies he became a member of the Graz fraternity in 1820 . As early as 1824 and 1825 he held provisional teaching posts at the grammar schools in Cilli and Graz. He was also a guest at Marie Pachler-Koschak's salon . Renowned local poets and scholars, such as Johann von Kalchberg and the orientalist Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall , became aware of the author's poetic talent through the publication of Leitner's poems and novels (from 1820). Supported by these people, Leitner came into the service of the Styrian estates. He became second secretary in 1835 and first secretary in 1837 and retired as such in 1854 because of his poor health.
After Leitner married in 1846, his wife Karoline died in Pisa in 1854 on a trip to Italy . Archduke Johann von Österreich appointed Leitner in 1858 as one of the three curators of the Landesmuseum Joanneum founded by the Archduke in Graz . Leitner's circle of friends and acquaintances included well-known poets such as Johann Gabriel Seidl , Anastasius Grün and Franz Grillparzer , as well as the musician and mystic Jakob Lorber , whose biography Leitner wrote around 1884 and whose religious convictions he shared.
Works
- Biography of Archduke Johann of Austria (1860)
- Autumn flowers , Stuttgart (1870)
- Novellas and Poems , Vienna (1880)
- Poems , edited by Anton Schlossar (1909)
- Jakob Lorber biography , Zluhan Verlag (1998), ISBN 3-87495-043-3
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Leitner, Karl Gottfried Ritter von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 14th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1865, pp. 344–348 ( digitized version ).
- Anton Schlossar : Leitner, Karl Gottfried Ritter von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, pp. 629-639.
- Hanus: Leitner Karl Gottfried von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1972, p. 119 f. (Direct links on p. 119 , p. 120 ).
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , pp. 447-448.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Gottfried von Leitner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Karl Gottfried von Leitner in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leitner, Karl Gottfried von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leitner, Karl Gottfried Ritter von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1890 |
| Place of death | Graz |