Ludwig Schubart

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Ludwig Albrecht Schubart (born February 17, 1765 in Geislingen , † December 27, 1811 in Stuttgart ) was a German writer and Prussian legation secretary .

Live and act

Ludwig Schubart was born in Geislingen as the son of the poet and journalist Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739–1791), who had a strong influence on him. At the age of four he moved with his family to Ludwigsburg before his father was expelled from the country four years later. After two years in Augsburg , the family moved to Ulm in 1775 . After Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart was imprisoned in 1777, Ludwig Schubart was admitted to the Hohe Karlsschule , which he attended until autumn 1786. There he prepared for a law degree and also received a great general education. With the intercession of Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg , he was able to enter the Prussian civil service. After a short time at the State Chancellery in Berlin, in 1788 he became legation secretary of the Prussian legation to the Frankish imperial circle . A few years later he gave up the post and then lived as a freelance writer.

He wrote poetry and prose. There were also translations from French and English, including plays by William Shakespeare . His translation by Heinrich VIII had its first performance on December 14, 1806 at the Hofbühne Stuttgart. He also wrote biographies, for example about Ulrich von Hutten . He also worked as a journalist and as a writer of political writings. He wrote for the chronicle founded by his father until 1793, and in the English papers and other magazines from 1793 to 1801. In particular, he tried to maintain and increase interest in his father's work. He also wrote the biographical sketch of Schubart's character of his son about this .

Works (selection)

  • Ulrich von Hutten . Leipzig, 1791 digitized
  • Räzel in: Friedrich Schiller: Anthology to the year 1782.
  • Aeschylus in: Friedrich Schiller: Anthology to the year 1782.
  • The penance in: Friedrich Schiller: anthology on the year 1782.
  • Inscription of a royal crypt in: Friedrich Schiller: Anthology to the year 1782.

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Schubart, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schubart, Ludwig Albrecht
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and Prussian legation secretary
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH Geislingen
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1811
Place of death Stuttgart