Ludwig Köhler (writer)
Ludwig Köhler (born March 6, 1819 in Meiningen , † August 4, 1864 in Hildburghausen ) was a German writer .
Life
Born out of wedlock as the son of a Schönfärber journeyman, Köhler grew up in modest circumstances and attended the community school . In addition to school, he gained extensive knowledge in self-study . In his early years he took over writing and was active as a writer. He was sponsored by Christophine Reinwald . In 1839 he led the Meiningen Theater , a comedy and in 1840 a tragedy and then was on a scholarship of the Duke of Meiningen in Jena , the fine arts and philosophy study. During his studies in Jena he became a member of the Burgkellerburschenschaft in 1840 . After moving to Leipzig University in 1841 he became a member of the Kochei fraternity , in which he was active as a leading member. In Leipzig he got to know Theodor Fontane , Hermann Kriege and Georg Herwegh along with his Herwegh Club and Ludwig Bechstein . Because " demagogic activities" Koehler was from the University relegated , he that after Munich moved to study art.
However, he did not complete this study and in 1843 became editor of the Thüringer Bote in Gotha , which he later continued as the German Volksbote until it was banned after a liberal article critical of the government and Köhler was sentenced to four weeks in prison. Through his brother Friedrich Hoffmann, he became an employee and editor of the Great Meyerschen Konversations-Lexikon in Hildburghausen in 1844 . In 1848 he was the publisher of the democratic German people's lamp together with Karl Henkel . Magazine for the farmer, for truth, justice and freedom . In 1848 he became chairman of the Volksverein and in 1850 he was sentenced to ten weeks in prison because of his speaking activities on the basis of "attempted high treason, incitement to the people and abuse". He was an honorary member of the Free German Hochstift in Frankfurt am Main . Although he fell seriously ill, he was still politically active until the end of his life, so he was still a speaker at the Frankfurt large shooting festival in 1863 .
In addition, he was always active as a writer.
Köhler told the fairy tales The Three Dogs , The Boys with the Golden Stars , Swan, Stick on and Shivery for Ludwig Bechstein's book of fairy tales .
Publications (selection)
- The uprising in Maina. Historical-romantic painting from the most recent times. Jena 1840.
- Poems. Meiningen 1840.
- The new Ahasver. A poem. 1842.
- Academic world. A novel from the life of a German boy. Leipzig 1843.
- Thomas Münzer and his comrades. Three volumes, Leipzig 1845.
- Johannes Huss and his time. Historical-romantic time painting. Leipzig 1846.
- Free songs. 2nd edition, Jena 1849.
- Jürgen Wullenweber. Three volumes, Leipzig 1856.
- From spring to autumn. Three volumes, Leipzig 1856.
- The Dithmarsen. Historical folk drama in 5 acts. Hildburghausen 1862. ( Online )
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 3: I-L. Winter, Heidelberg 1999, ISBN 3-8253-0865-0 , pp. 126-127.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koehler, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meiningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1864 |
| Place of death | Hildburghausen |