Konrad Ernst Ackermann
Konrad Ernst Ackermann (born February 1, 1712 in Schwerin ; † November 13, 1771 in Hamburg ) was one of the most famous German actors of the 18th century. He is considered a co-founder of German acting.
Life
With his talent as an actor, which was particularly excellent in comic roles, he combined highly beneficial directorial skills in German theater. In 1740 he joined the Johann Friedrich Schönemann Society, then from 1742–44 he belonged to that of his future wife, went to Danzig in 1746 and to Russia in 1747 with Johann Peter Hilferding . In 1749 Ackermann and Sophie Charlotte Schröder, nee Biereichel, married in Moscow. She was the widow of the organist Schröder from Berlin. In 1751 he recruited his own troupe in Germany, which mainly gave performances in Königsberg, Danzig, Mainz, and also in Poland and Switzerland. In 1764 Ackermann came with his company to Hamburg, where he died on November 13, 1771, after he had only stayed away from the management of the troupe from 1767 to 1769 (the time of the so-called Entreprise , during which Lessing's "dramaturgy" was created) his widow and her son Friedrich Ludwig Schröder took over. The daughters of Sophie Charlotte and Konrad Ackermann, Dorothea Ackermann and Charlotte Ackermann , were also actresses.
Ackermann was a Freemason and a member of the Königsberg Lodge Zum Todtenkopf .
literature
- Hans Heinrich Borcherdt: Ackermann, Konrad Ernst. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 35 ( digitized version ).
- Herbert Eichhorn: Konrad Ernst Ackermann. A German theater principal. A contribution to the history of theater in the German-speaking area . (The Schaubühne; vol. 64). Lechte, Emsdetten 1965
- August Förster : Ackermann, Konrad . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 37 f.
- Simone Gojan: Konrad Ernst Ackermann . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 26 f.
- Piotr Kąkol: Danzig memories of Konrad Ernst Ackermann . In: Horst Fassel (Ed.): Poland and Europe. German-language theater in Poland and German minority theater in Europe . (Thalia germanica; 6). Łódź 2005, pp. 1–10
- Herbert Eulenberg the peep box, The ferry 1949
Web links
- Thomas Blubacher : Konrad Ernst Ackermann. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Ackermann, Konrad Ernst. Hessian biography. (As of February 4, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Ackermann, Konrad Ernst in the Frankfurt dictionary of persons
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karlheinz Gerlach: The Freemasons in Old Prussia 1738-1806 ; in: Helmut Reinalter (ed.): Sources and representations on European Freemasonry , Volume 9, Page 267, Studienverlag, Innsbruck, 2009, ISBN 978-3-7065-4383-5
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ackermann, Konrad Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor; Co-founder of the German Schaubühne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1712 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwerin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1771 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |