Otto Gottfried von Lütgendorff-Leinburg
Otto Gottfried von Lütgendorff-Leinburg (born September 30, 1825 in Preßburg , † April 8, 1893 in Vienna ) was an Austrian writer and translator.
Life
Otto Gottlieb Freiherr von Lütgendorff-Leinburg came from a German-Austrian family, which probably came from Westphalia , had lived in Franconia for a long time and also spread through imperial services in Austria. His father was the painter Ferdinand von Lütgendorff-Leinburg .
Otto Gottfried von Lütgendorff-Leinburg studied German and Scandinavian Studies ; first in Bonn with Ernst Moritz Arndt , then in Würzburg and finally German philology and philosophy in Munich . His linguistic talent was discovered and recognized by August Wilhelm Schlegel during his student days .
After his marriage to the youthful writer Maria von Andechs (Anna Maria (Fanny), née Schüler, called v. Andechs, born August 20, 1836 in Aschaffenburg , † August 15, 1867 in Pressburg) he lived alternately in Munich and Pressburg and worked as a freelance writer and translator for Scandinavian languages. In addition, he was a sought-after reciter, who conveyed German classical literature to the Pressburg Society in numerous lectures. He was not only an interpreter for Swedish, but also translated Danish (e.g. Adam Oehlenschläger ) and Swedish (e.g. Esaias Tegnér ) writers into German. He was the first German speaker to receive a doctorate from Lund University in Sweden. phil. PhD .
His son was the painter, graphic artist and museum specialist Willibald Leo von Lütgendorff-Leinburg .
Publications
- Schiller's Song of the Bell , 1845
- The Gothic School , 1860
- My childhood paradise , 1909 (from the estate)
- Small household treasure of German poetry (ed.), 1861
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Leinburg, Gottfried . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 14th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, p. 326 ( digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Leinburg, Gottfried (in his father's article) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 16th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1867, p. 142 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Hanus: Lütgendorff-Leinburg Otto Gottfried Frh. Von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 354.
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Gottfried von Lütgendorff-Leinburg in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Genealogical manual of the nobility, Adelslexikon Volume VIII, Limburg 1997, page 107
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lütgendorff-Leinburg, Otto Gottfried von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leinburg, Gottfried von (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pressburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1893 |
| Place of death | Vienna |