Karl Schramm (dramaturge)

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Karl Schramm (born December 14, 1906 in Mainz ; † July 27, 1969 there ) was a German dramaturge and writer .

Life

Karl Schramm was the son of a butcher and innkeeper in Mainz's old town . He completed a bank apprenticeship and then studied German and theater studies at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main . He wrote his dissertation in 1936 on Friedrich Hebbel's drama Agnes Bernauer on German theaters.

Then Schramm was hired as a dramaturge at the Stadttheater Mainz . In the 1937/1938 season he came to the State Theater Stuttgart as a dramaturge . He then worked at the Krefeld City Theater until 1944 . In 1946 he returned to the Mainz City Theater as chief dramaturge, when the latter was initially playing the powder tower on a makeshift basis .

Schramm had a keen interest in Mainz's history and culture. He published several books on Mainz topics, including in 1957 the Mainz dictionary on the Middle Rhine dialect.

Karl Schramm was married and had two daughters. He died in Mainz in July 1969. His grave is in the main cemetery in Mainz . His sister Henny Schramm was an actress at the Kassel State Theater .

Works

  • Hebbels Agnes Bernauer on the German stage. Philosophical dissertation, Frankfurt 1936.
  • The little book of Mainz. Rhein-Mainische Verlagsanstalt, Giessen 1943.
  • Mainz: a little book. City of Mainz, Mainz 1951.
  • Mainz dictionary. Krach, Mainz 1957. 8th edition: again revised and expanded by Manfred von Roesgen, Schmidt, Mainz 2003, ISBN 3-87439-641-X .
  • Mainz: 2000 year old city on the Rhine and Main. Thorbecke, Lindau and Konstanz 1958.
  • Mainz gold in a glass: the story of the Mainz Aktien-Bierbrauerei tells in the year of its 100th anniversary. 1859-1959. Mainz Aktien Bierbrauerei, Mainz 1959.
  • A century of Mainzer Volksbank in two thousand years old Mainz on the Rhine. Hoppenstedts economic archive, Essen 1962.
  • Two thousand years where you walk and stand. Krach, Mainz 1962.
  • Mainz: Present and History. A walk through the two thousand year old city. Krach, Mainz 1963.
  • How it was: The fateful years of Mainz 1945–48. Reports and documents. Mainz publishing house, Mainz 1965. With Erich Dombrowski and Emil Kraus .
  • The carnival fountain in Mainz. Krach, Mainz 1969.

Honors

  • Karl Schramm was honored with the Mainz City Seal.
  • The Dr.-Karl-Schramm-Strasse in Mainz was named after him.

literature

  • Karl Schramm (obituary). In: German stage yearbook. 78th year 1970 - season 1969/1970 . Cooperative of German Stage Members, Hamburg 1970, pp. 149–150

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Schramm, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dramaturge, director and writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 1969
Place of death Mainz