Karl Wilhelm Fischer (actor)
Karl Wilhelm Fischer (* 1800 in Vienna ; † December 10, 1873 there ) was an Austrian actor .
Life
Born in Vienna in 1800, Karl Wilhelm Fischer originally studied medicine , but soon decided to become an actor. He made his stage debut as a singer and actor at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, where he mimed Flottwell in the world premiere of Ferdinand Raimund's “ Der Verschwender ” in 1834 . Fischer later worked at the State Theater in Prague , and from 1855 he also worked as a senior director.
Karl Wilhelm Fischer, who was retired in 1865, died in Vienna in 1873.
Leading roles
In leading roles, Karl Wilhelm Fischer embodied Karl Moor , Fiesko , Wilhelm Tell , Othello , Belisarius and Jaromir, among others .
literature
- Wilhelm Kosch : German Literature Lexicon , 1928–1930; reworked and supplemented several times;
- Ludwig Eisenberg: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century, 1903;
- Ernst Gettke: stage almanac, 1889;
Web links
- Karl Wilhelm Fischer (actor). In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 323.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Karl Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1873 |
| Place of death | Vienna |