Karl Wilhelm Meixner
Karl Wilhelm Meixner , also Carl Meixner (born November 16, 1815 in Königsberg , East Prussia , † September 5, 1888 in Vienna ) was a German actor.
Life
Meixner was the son of bassist Heinrich Meixner. He began his acting career in 1837 at a touring stage in Lüneburg , from where he came to Hamburg in 1839 via the court theater in Detmold . Further stations were Leipzig in 1844 and Stuttgart in 1847 . After a guest performance at the Vienna Burgtheater in 1850, he became a royal court actor a year later and was part of the ensemble for the rest of his life. Meixner died in an asylum in 1888.
An oil portrait of Meixner in the role of Vanssen in Goethe's Egmont by Josef Fux is in the Burgtheatergalerie. In 1930 Meixnerweg in Vienna- Meidling was named after the actor.
meaning
Karl Wilhelm Meixner was one of the most important character comedians of his time. He played over 300 roles, the most important of which were Shakespearean characters and the village judge Adam in Kleist's The Broken Jug . His unusual versatility was particularly appreciated.
student
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Meixner, Karl Wilhelm . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 17th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1867, pp. 316–322 ( digitized version ).
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 664, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Wilhelm Kosch: German Theater Lexicon . 1953 ff.
- Edith Marktl: Meixner, Karl Wilhelm. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 736 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna Vol. 4 . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1995.
Web links
- Karl Wilhelm Meixner entry in Meyers Konversationslexikon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to ADB, Eisenberg gives the date of birth November 16, 1818 and the date of death the 5th Nevomber [sic!] 1888 , Meyers Konversationslexikon also writes November 16, 1818
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meixner, Karl Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meixner, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg , East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 1888 |
| Place of death | Vienna |