Ottilie Bercht

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Ottilie Marie Bercht , b. Ruppel, (born September 10, 1856 in Hamburg , † May 3, 1913 in Dresden ) was a German writer .

Life

She was born in Hamburg as the daughter of the Dresden businessman Anton Maximilian Ruppel. When she was seven years old, her father passed away. Together with her mother, Ruppel moved to Dresden, where she attended the Royal Conservatory and trained as a pianist and teacher. She married the pianist Bercht, who later became the director of the Conservatory's opera school, and studied singing with Eduard E. Mann . She performed as a concert and oratorio singer and taught piano and singing to students. When an illness abruptly ended her singing career, she turned to writing. Her first story was published in 1909 under the title Der Hungerprotz . Bercht also wrote jokes and comedies.

Works (selection)

  • The hungry man. Narrative. Eichler, Dresden 1913.
  • Chrysalids. Novella. 1910.
  • With an iron fist. Novel. Weber, Heilbronn 1910.
  • The Appelkiste. Sway. 1911.
  • Other gods. Comedy. Critique, Frankfurt am Main 1911.

literature

  • Bercht, Ottilie . In: Franz Brümmer: Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present . Volume 8. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1913, p. 139.
  • Bercht, Ottilie . In: Elisabeth Friedrichs: The German-speaking women writers of the 18th and 19th centuries. A lexicon . Metzler, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-476-00456-2 , (Repertories on the history of German literature 9), p. 21.

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Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Bercht, Ottilie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ruppel, Ottilie Marie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and singer
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1913
Place of death Dresden