Karl Hammerdörfer
Karl Hammerdörfer (born 1758 in Leipzig ; died on April 17, 1794 in Jena ) was a German writer and translator .
Life
Very little is known about Hammerdörfer's living conditions. He studied in Leipzig and lived there as a freelance writer until 1787, when he was appointed associate professor of philosophy at the University of Jena . However, he was never inducted into his office and never lectured there. The reasons for this are unknown. In order to earn a living, he continued to write numerous novels, historical and geographical writings, lived in abject poverty and died penniless in 1794.
He was criticized for inadequate and inaccurate use of facts and sources, but it was recognized that the enforced high level of literary production may have forced him to be fleeting, and that his writing was fluid and entertaining, which is why some of his works were also translated, thus his life of Frederick the Great in 1787 in French and Swedish. Hammerdörfer also translated from French and Russian, and he also worked for the general political newspaper .
Works
- Julien and Karl's collected letters. A true story. 1780, digitized .
- Fragments on 18th Century Philosophy. 1782, digitized .
- With Gottfried Traugott Kosche: Geographical-historical reading book for the benefit of young people. 5 vols. Leipzig 1784–1788.
- Contributions to the inner knowledge and history of Saxony. 1785, digitized .
- Life of Frederick the Great. 1786, digitized .
- Guide to general world history or the most distinguished world events in chronological order and set up for use by teachers and students. 1786, digitized .
- Four small philosophical essays. 1787.
- Dutch Memories or Full History of the Current Unrest in the United Netherlands. 1788, digitized .
- History and current state of Russian trade. 1789, digitized .
- History of the Ukrainian and Zaporozhian Kazaks. 1789, digitized .
- Fundamentals of general world history. 1789, digitized .
- General world history from the oldest to the most recent. A reader, also for non-scholars. 4 vol. 1789–1791, vol. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 .
- At Joseph's grave. A stone for his future monument. 1790.
- Love. A collection of letters. Novel. 2 vol. 1791.
- The Wendelheim family, a story from our days. 1792, digitized .
- Timon the Second, life and opinion of a benevolent misanthropist. 1792.
- History of Poland from the earliest times to the revolution in 1791. 2 vol. 1792 and 1794, vol. 1 .
- New Saxon Robinson. Novel. Series Collection of the most exquisite Robinsons . 1793, digitized .
- Geography and statistics of the entire Austrian monarchy. 1793.
- History of the Lutheran Reformation and the German War. 1793.
- Karl Rosen and Wilhelmine Wagner. A German family history of the 18th century. 1794.
- editor
- Gallery of human acts. A weekly paper for promoting knowledge of people and morals. Leipzig 1787
- With Johann Ernst Fabri : Historical and geographical monthly. Hall u. a. 1788, ZDB -ID 2485239-9 , digitized .
- translation
- Jean-Marie-Jérôme Fleuriot de Langle: Figaro's journey to and in Spain. 1785, digitized .
- Jacques Cambry, Jean-Aimé Delacoste: Letters from an Attentive Observer on England. [= Voyage philosophique de l'Angleterre] 1788, digitized .
literature
- Karl Goedeke , Edmund Goetze: Outline of the history of German poetry from the sources. 3. Edition. Ehlermann, Leipzig 1916, Vol. 4, Section 1. p. 605 .
- Gerda Riedl: Hammerdörfer, Karl. In: Wilhelm Kühlmann (Ed.): Killy Literature Lexicon . Authors and works from the German-speaking cultural area. 2., completely revised Ed. De Gruyter, Berlin 2009, vol. 4, p. 636 f.
- General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts . Lim. v. Johann Samuelersch u. Johann Gottfried Gruber . Section 2, Part 2. Leipzig 1828, p. 36 f., Digitized .
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Hammerdörfer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Karl Hammerdörfer , entry in the Kalliope network
- Karl Hammerdörfer in the writer's lexicon of the Thuringian Literature Council
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hammerdörfer, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hammerdörfer, Carl; Hammerdoerfer, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1758 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1794 |
| Place of death | Jena |