Kaspar Ludwig Merkl
Kaspar Ludwig Merkl (born February 4, 1885 in Kemnath-Neustadt ( Upper Palatinate ), † 1967 ) was a German pharmacist , author and painter .
Life
Merkl began his pharmaceutical training in 1904 in the Schützen pharmacy in Munich . After a stamina time that u. a. led to Dessau and Allenstein , in 1914 he initially took over the Grafschafts-Apotheke in Haag (in Upper Bavaria ) as a tenant . His extensive work, which includes nine novels as well as short stories and short stories , he created alongside his professional activity. His work with pen and paper earned him the recognition of many writers and thinkers, both during his lifetime and posthumously, who described him as a "poetic pharmacist" or even a philosopher.
Merkl was in close contact with his contemporaries Julius Levin , Georg Urdang and Rudolf G. Binding , whose regulars in Munich he often attended.
Literary work
- 1913: The ownerau estate owner . Munich, Langen.
- 1916: The Cactus Collection (the story about the holidays) . Berlin, fisherman.
- 1920: The Fool's Rope, two short stories . Berlin, fisherman.
- 1922: The violin in God's hand . Berlin, cathedral.
- 1922: The fourfold omnipotence . Berlin, cathedral.
- 1934: Das Wirrsal der Welt (a humorous pharmacist trilogy) . Berlin, Association of German Pharmacists.
- 1930–1967: various articles and publications in German pharmaceutical organs.
Picturesque work
His painterly oeuvre includes a large number of oil paintings, mainly Upper Bavarian landscapes and natural scenes from the Inn Valley, as well as a considerable number of smaller drawings and caricatures.
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Oil on wood, approx. 1960, Antiquariat Innbücher collection
Web links
- Literature by and about Kaspar Ludwig Merkl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Pharmacist as an artist on apotheker.at
- Kaspar Ludwig Merkl on his 80th birthday: Who doesn't know him, the storyteller (PDF; 456 kB) from Pharmazeutische Zeitung 1965
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merkl, Kaspar Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pharmacist, author and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kemnath-Neustadt ( Upper Palatinate ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1967 |