Ludwig Braunfels

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Ludwig Braunfels , until 1835 Lazarus Braunfels (born April 22, 1810 in Frankfurt am Main , † September 25, 1885 ibid) was a German journalist, poet and translator.

Life

Lazarus Braunfels was the son of Philipp (Feidel) Braunfels (* 1772 in Darmstadt ; † June 25, 1848 in Frankfurt) and Jette (called Gütle), née. Violinist . In Frankfurt he attended the Philanthropin . He studied philosophy and modern languages at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and received his doctorate from the University of Giessen . From 1833 to 1838 he was editor of the Rhein- und Moselzeitung . 1833-1838. In 1835 he converted to the Protestant faith “out of conviction”. In 1838 he began to study law at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn . There he was also a member of the cockchafer association . After a special examination by the Frankfurt authorities, he settled in Frankfurt as a lawyer in 1840 . Among other things, he was the “legal consultant” of the Erlanger Söhne bank , which was superior to the Rothschild bank in terms of financial strength. Later he was also the legal advisor of the Frankfurter Metallgesellschaft .

In the spring of 1842, Moses Hess tried to win Braunfels as co-editor of the Rheinische Zeitung for politics, trade and commerce, and in the end Braunfels only sent a few correspondence for this newspaper. Since the winter of 1845 he was a participant in the Frankfurt Monday wreath , which was founded by Maximilian Reinganum . For the first time in the liberal movement in German history, there was cooperation between Jews and non-Jews. Braunfels was active at the beginning of the revolution in Frankfurt in 1848 . He welcomed the “6 points” and wrote: “A delegation from Mappes , Reinganum, Binding , Jucho , Küchler ... presented the mayor of Heyden with the address. I too went out to hand over the address ”. Shortly afterwards he had to flee to Koblenz and Paris. In October 1849 he was a member of the constituent assembly in Frankfurt am Main . From 1855 until the end of the Free City of Frankfurt, he was a member of the legislative body .

In 1852 he married the wealthy widow Fanny Hochstätter, b. Schreyer (* 1806; † 1865). Their son Jesaias Hochstätter (later named Otto Braunfels ) and daughter Flora Hochstätter adopted Braunfels in 1861. In his second marriage, he was married to Helene Spohr (1842–1920) from November 13, 1866 . The children Ottilie (* 1867), Helene (* 1873), Marie Spohr-Braunfels (1878–1939) and the composer Walter Braunfels emerged from the marriage .

He was a co-founder and one of the first owners of the Neue Frankfurter Zeitung , later the Frankfurter Zeitung . As an employee and political editor of the newspaper, he also represented them in court. B. in the trial against the Reichstag member Carl Braun . In 1866 he was a member of the Frankfurt Legislative Assembly as a member of the Progressive Party . Braunfels was also a member of the Frankfurt Freemason Lodge Socrates for steadfastness .

As a poet, Ludwig Braunfels created the tragedy Agnes (1840), among other things . Between 1855 and 1859 he wrote theater reviews for the Frankfurt Museum . South German weekly for art, literature and public life by his friend Theodor Creizenach . However, Braunfels' activity as a translator was of lasting importance and is still effective today. He created a translation of the Nibelungenlied , which he published together with the original text . His most important work was the translation of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes , which he originally wanted to add a detailed commentary. However, he did not lead this beyond the 6th chapter. In 1859 he was one of the initiators of the German Schiller Foundation and in 1865 as a representative of the Schiller Foundation he was a member of the Free German High Foundation in Frankfurt am Main . There he dealt with the “German-bustling” chairman Otto Volger , who described him as a “spokesman for Semitic literary circles” .

Honors

Works (selection)

  • Development of the state situation in Frankfurt up to 1612 . Coblenz 1835 digitized
  • Molière's complete works . Translated by L. Braunfels, F. Demmler, E. Duller et al. Ed. By Louis Lax. 5 vols. Mayer, Aachen / Leipzig 1837–1838
  • Sir EL Bulwer : Richelieu, or the conspiracy. Tragedy in five acts. Translated from English after the eighth edition by Dr. Ludwig Braunfels. Mayer and Somerhausen, Aachen / Leipzig 1839 (EL Bulwer's complete works, vol. 36)
  • The banks of the Main and their immediate surroundings . With 54 steel engravings, based on original drawings by Fritz Bamberger in 18 booklets. Etlinger, Würzburg 1847 digitized
  • Schiller 's Wilhelm Tell . The German text, with an interlinear translation, grammatical and historical notes, and an introduction containg the elements of German grammar. By Ludwig Braunfels and Arthur Ch. White. Williams & Norgate, London 1847 Digitized
  • The Nibelungen Song . The Nibelunge Nôt. Original text with opposite translation along with introduction and dictionary . Literary publishing house (J. Rütten), Frankfurt am Main 1846 digitized
  • The men of the people. Portrayed by friends of the people. With the participation of Dr. L. Braunfels, Karl Buchner , Dr. Th. Creizenach , Dr. Dräxler-Manfred , Dr. E. Duller , Dr. Karl Gutzkow . Eduard Duller. 8 vol. Meidinger, Frankfurt am Main 1847–1850 (therein digitized in vol. 3 Georg Washington von Braunfels )
  • Dramas from and to Spanish . 2 Th. Sauerländer, Frankfurt am Main 1856 Part 1 digitized Part 2 digitized
  • Intentions and prospects of the reform project. 6 articles from the new Frankfurter Zeitung . Driveway, Frankfurt a. M. 1863
  • Karl Moriz Rapp , Hermann Kurz , Ludwig Braunfels (eds.): Spanish theater . 7 vols. Verlag des Bibliograph. Institute, Leipzig 1865–1869 ( plays by Tirso de Molina digitized )
  • Critical essay on the novel Amadis of Gaul . Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1876
  • Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra : The ingenious Junker Don Quixote from the Mancha. Translated, introduced and provided with explanations . 4 vols. Spemann, Stuttgart 1883 (German reference and house library. Collection Spemann) Edition Trübner, Strasbourg 1905 digitized
  • Agnes. Tragedy. Shortened editing for the stage. Carl Georgi, Bonn 1870 digitized
  • Otto Braunfels (Ed.): Poems by Ludwig Braunfels (1810–1888) presented to friends as a souvenir to commemorate the return of his hundredth birthday . Frankfurt am Main 1910

Archives and letters

  • Institute for Urban History , Frankfurt am Main. Signature: Ludwig Braunfels estate files. 1861. 60
  • Institute for Urban History, Frankfurt am Main. Signature: estate files Braunfels, Fanny, b. Scheyer. 1865. 67
  • Institute for Urban History, Frankfurt am Main. Signature: personal history. S2.383
  • Institute for Urban History, Frankfurt am Main. Signature: Senatssupplikation905 Vol. 1 Blumenthal, Wilhelm Alexander, born September 13, 1846 in Frankfurt, with the consent of his guardian Dr. Ludwig Braunfels
  • The Kalliope database contains 40 manuscript records from Ludwig Braunfels and another four from him. (Letters to Berthold Auerbach , Theodor Creizenach, Franz von Dingelstedt , Karl Gutzkow , Philipp Friedrich Gwinner , Abraham Geiger and others.)
  • University and State Library Bonn. Nachlass Gottfried and Johanna Kinkel Signature: S 2426; S 2660.1 [two poems]

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Braunfels, Ludwig. Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ^ Jürgen Herres: Ludwig Braunfels (1810-1885). Editor of the Rhein- und Moselzeitung. A liberal between Prussian censorship and Catholic urban society in Koblenz.
  3. ^ Rhein- und Moselzeitung (1834 - 1850), Koblenz, Verlag Hergt (Friedrich Hergt, since January 18, 1834 to July 1850, previously Verlag B. Heriot and widow Heriot)
  4. ↑ a b Paul Arnsberg, p. 58.
  5. ↑ a b c Paul Arnsberg, p. 57.
  6. ↑ Braunfels wrote under the correspondence mark "#". See Wilhelm Klutentreter: The Rheinische Zeitung from 1842/43 . ( Dortmund contributions to newspaper research 10/1) Rufus, Dortmund 1966, p. 152 note 131.
  7. ↑ Rachel Heuberger, Helga Krohn: Out of the Ghetto… Jews in Frankfurt am Main 1800–1950. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1988, ISBN 3-10-031407-7 , pp. 60-61.
  8. ↑ New Franconian Newspaper. A citizenship journal based on constitutional rights . Würzburg No. 277 of October 3, 1849, p. 947
  9. ↑ Freemaurer-Zeitung 1847, p. 289.
  10. ↑ Performed twice in Frankfurt in 1840. ( Frankfurt biography , p. 98.)
  11. ^ For the work on "Don Quixote" Braunfels set up a cataloged special library, which is now in the Berlin State Library .
  12. ↑ Rachel Heuberger, Helga Krohn: Out of the Ghetto… Jews in Frankfurt am Main 1800–1950 . S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1988, ISBN 3-10-031407-7 , p. 109.
personal data
SURNAME Braunfels, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Braunfels, Lazarus (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist, poet and translator
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1885
Place of death Frankfurt am Main