Konrad Wrede
Konrad Wrede (born August 30, 1865 in Peine , † November 21, 1947 in Hanover ) was a German military , art collector and patron .
Life
Born in Peine at the time of the Kingdom of Hanover , Konrad Wrede rose to the rank of Royal Württemberg Rittmeister in his military career .
After retiring from the military, he settled in Hanover, where he supported artists such as August Heitmüller as an art patron of the Republic of Hanover in the 1920s and 1930s . The passionate collector of art, antiques and stamps acquired works by the Impressionists in particular , such as Lovis Corinth and Max Slevogt .
Wrede donated valuable Wilhelm Busch autographs to the Wilhelm Busch Museum several times , including the colored handwriting of the picture story The Bunny and the original drawings of The Flea . From Wrede's legacy in 1948 came the handwriting of the picture story Fipps, the monkey .
After the Second World War, Konrad Wrede bequeathed his valuable collection, at the urging of Carl Küthmann , to the city of Hanover in 1947, the year he died.
Honor grave
Konrad Wrede was buried in a grave of honor at the Engesohde city cemetery , Department 1 , grave number 102a-102h . The tomb bears the inscription:
"His heart was open to art and life / full of love for collecting in order to give to others."
Fonts
- Sunny days in San Diego. Written from instant recordings , 12 sheets typewritten on one side with mounted photos, Hanover 1937
- Forays into Ceylon's wonderland. Written from instant recordings. Turn of the year 1893 - 1894 , travel typescript, Hanover 1939
- Fantastic night. September 29, 1893. According to diary notes , typescript with the description "after exactly 50 years" of his first night in Japan during a world tour of the 28-year-old via San Francisco and Honolulu to Yoshiwara (Tokyo brothel district), Hanover 1943
literature
- Ulrich Gehrig: 100 Years of the Kestner Museum Hannover: 1889 - 1989 , ed. from the state capital Hanover, Kestner Museum, Hanover 1989, ISBN 3-924029-14-8
- Hugo Thielen : WREDE, (2) Konrad. In: Dirk Böttcher, Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 395.
- Hugo Thielen: Wrede, (2) Konrad. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 685.
Web links
- Konrad Wrede in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Hugo Thielen: WREDE, (2) ... (see literature)
- ↑ a b c Hugo Thielen: Wrede, (2) ... (see literature)
- ^ Foundations and acquisitions ( Memento of July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Wilhelm-Busch-Museum Hannover
- ↑ Karin van Schwartzenberg (responsible): Graves of honor and graves of important personalities at the Engesohde town cemetery , A3 leaflet with overview sketch, ed. from the City of Hanover, The Lord Mayor, Department of Environment and Urban Greenery, Department of Urban Cemeteries, Department of Administration and Customer Service, Hanover, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wrede, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German military, art collector and patron |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Torment |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1947 |
| Place of death | Hanover |