Moritz Rott
Moritz Rott , actually Moritz Rosenberg (born September 17, 1796 in Prague , † March 11, 1867 in Berlin ) was a theater actor - primarily a comedic virtuoso and hero actor - and a theater director.
Life
Rott was the son of a businessman and, according to his family's wishes, should study medicine. He soon gave up his studies at Charles University and now sought to earn his living in the bookkeeping of a Prague company.
After first appearances with an amateur group, Rott tried to succeed as an actor. He went to Vienna to see Adolf Bäuerle , through whom he also got to know the court actor Koch and the writer Ferdinand Raimund .
Since 1817 at the Josefstädter Theater Vienna , he later played in Lemberg , Olmütz , Linz and Leipzig , in 1821 again at the Theater an der Wien , where he also directed from 1824. In 1826 he had guest appearances at the Berlin court theater, then again in Vienna (also at the Burgtheater ) and in 1829 in Leipzig at the court theater . In 1832 he was committed to the Berlin court theater . After vocal problems had set in, he retired in 1856. For a few years he still took on individual commitments and went on various guest tours, but then lived secluded in his adopted home in Berlin.
He was also active as a dramatic poet.
Moritz Rott died after a long suffering on March 11, 1867 at the age of 70 in Berlin. He was buried in Trinity Cemetery I in front of Hallesches Tor . The grave has not been preserved.
Literature (selection)
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Rott, Moriz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 27th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1874, pp. 148–156 ( digitized version ).
- Paul Schlenther : Rott, Moritz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 29, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 383-385.
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Rott Moritz . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 851 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
- Salomon Wininger : Great Jewish National Biography. Volume V, Czernowitz 1931, p. 280.
- Elisabeth Lebensaft: Rosenberg Moritz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 251.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berlinische Nachrichten von Staats- und schehrte Dinge , March 13, 1867, First Supplement, p. 1.
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 227.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rott, Moritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Theater actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th September 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1867 |
| Place of death | Berlin |