Paul Langenscheidt
Paul Langenscheidt ( pseudonym : Erwin Rex , born November 25, 1860 in Berlin ; † September 30, 1925 there ) was a German publisher and writer .
Life
Paul Langenscheidt was a son of the publisher Gustav Langenscheidt . Paul Langenscheidt completed his education at the Royal Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Berlin and at high schools in Neuwied and Münster in Westphalia . Then studied it modern languages at the universities in Berlin , Münster and London . From 1881 to 1882 he did his military service as a one-year volunteer ; later he rose as a reserve officer to Rittmeister . In 1884 he received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Tübingen . In the same year he became an employee of his father's publishing house . In 1888 he founded his own publishing house, Dr. Paul Langenscheidt, whose program included commercial and criminal specialist literature, but also fiction .
In addition to his publishing activities, Paul Langenscheidt wrote literary texts. His work includes novels , short stories and plays . He also translated from French and from 1908 worked as the editor of the Encyclopedia of Modern Criminology . Langenscheidt achieved significant sales successes with some of his narrative works: The novel poor little Eva , published in 1907, had a circulation of 100,000 copies by 1922 , of the novel Ich hab 'dich lieb , published in 1909, over 80,000 copies were made by 1930, and of Du bist mein (1911 ) sold over 70,000 copies by 1928.
Paul Langenscheidt was a member of the Guilelmia country team .
Works
- Outline of the history of ancient literature , Berlin-Schöneberg 1885 (under the name Erwin Rex)
- The youth dramas of Pierre Corneille , Berlin 1885
- Commercial Miniature Lexicon , Berlin 1890
- Foreign dictionary , Berlin 1891 (under the name Erwin Rex)
- Chic and elegant , Berlin 1892 (under the name Erwin Rex)
- Who do I bring the first glass to? , Berlin 1892 (under the name Erwin Rex)
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Commercial lessons , Berlin (together with Johann Friedrich Schär )
- 1. Bookkeeping in trade in goods, factories and banking , 1894
- 2. Kontorpraxis , 1897
- Abwärts , Berlin 1895 (under the name Erwin Rex)
- Fermentation , Berlin 1895
- A mother , Berlin 1895 (under the name Erwin Rex)
- The fifth squadron , Berlin 1896
- Against the current , Berlin 1896
- Duchess Agnes , Berlin 1898
- Songs of happiness , Berlin 1898
- Orlow , Berlin 1899
- Nothing! , Berlin 1904
- Poor little Eva! , Berlin 1907
- A stupid story , Groß-Lichterfelde 1908
- Count Cohn , Groß-Lichterfelde 1909
- I love you! , Berlin-Gr.-Lichterfelde 1909
- You are mine , Berlin 1911, online
- Blondes Gift , Berlin 1912, filmed under the same title, see Blondes Gift
- Mother help me! , Berlin 1913
- The Prussian Tsar , Berlin 1914
- Taumel , Berlin 1914
- Soldier hearts , Berlin 1915
- Beate , Berlin 1919
- Diplomacy of marriage , Berlin 1919
- The jump into the dark , Berlin 1920
- Kanaillen , Berlin 1921
- Today is today , Berlin 1922
- Fools of Love , Berlin 1923
- Princess Thea , Berlin 1924
- The Bräutereigen , Berlin 1925
- His girlfriend , Berlin 1926
- Art of living , Berlin 1927
Editing
- What they dream of , Berlin 1912 (published under the name Erwin Rex)
- Paul Lacroix : History of Prostitution , Berlin 1925
Translations
- Albert Dubois : Greisenrache , Berlin 1905 (translated under the name Erwin Rex)
- Enrique Gómez Carrillo : Allerhard Püppchen from here and elsewhere , Berlin-Gr. Lichterfelde 1904
- Georges Manolescu : Failed , Berlin-Groß-Lichterfelde-Ost 1905
- Hugues Rebell : In the baths of Bajae , Berlin-Gr. Lichterfelde 1904
- Joseph Henri Rosny : Sinful Love , Berlin-Gr. Lichterfelde 1904
literature
- Richard Wrede and Hans von Reinfels (eds.): The spiritual Berlin . Storm, Berlin 1897, p. 278.
- Wilhelm Kosch : German Literature Lexicon . 2nd edition, Volume 2, Bern 1953, p. 278.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Mechow: Renowned CCER . Historia Academica, Volume 8/9, pp. 143 f.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Langenscheidt, Paul |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rex, Erwin (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1860 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1925 |
Place of death | Berlin |