Otto Felsing (writer)
Otto Felsing (born January 12, 1854 in Berlin ; † 1920 ibid.) Was a German writer .
Life
Felsing went to school in Berlin and studied from 1872 in Halle and from 1874 in Jena philology , art and literary history, especially English literature. In 1875 he went on a study trip to England and after his return in 1876 joined the editorial staff of the Saalezeitung in Halle, which he soon left to do his military service. In 1878 he went to Braunschweig , where he was editor of the Braunschweiger Tageblatt , until he moved to Berlin in 1885 as editor of the Berlin press . Here he married the writer Helene Pichler in 1887, who died in 1906. In the 1890s he made trips to Africa, where he found the material for his books.
plant
Felsing was known for his colonial adventure novels, through which he wanted to inspire young people for the German colonies . The books, written with nationalistic tendencies, appeared annually at Christmas and were in the high-price segment. They were aimed at higher-paid officials and officers.
His works include:
- 1895: Sturmvogel (trips and adventures in the South Seas)
- 1903: With rifle and trap (war and hunting expeditions through Cameroon to Lake Chad)
- 1904: trips to China
- 1901: the blue diamond
- 1902: Red men in Rwanda
- 1905: The golden snake
- 1907: Gefahrvolle trips
- 1911: The Avenger
Web links
- Entry on Otto Felsing in the dictionary of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day
- Otto Feeling on Abenteuerromane.info
Individual evidence
- ^ Edition - Otto Felsing Startband: Sturmvogel . ( rhenania-buchversand.de [accessed June 12, 2019]).
- ^ Otto Felsing: Dangerous journeys. 1909, Retrieved June 12, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Felsing, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1920 |
| Place of death | Berlin |