Richard Hamel

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Richard Hamel (born September 12, 1853 in Potsdam , † September 7, 1924 in Oldenburg (Oldb) ) was a German journalist and writer .

Life

Hamel came from a wealthy family and was the son of a reindeer . He went to high school in Potsdam, Hamm , Küstrin and Friedland and then studied German literature , philosophy and science at the Universities of Göttingen , Munich , Zurich , Bern and Rostock , where he in 1878 with a thesis on the metric in Klopstock's Messiah doctorate . In the same year he married his childhood sweetheart Anna Hundhausen († February 24, 1881) from Hamm and went with her to Finland , where he taught at a girls' school in Helsingfors . In 1880, however, he returned to Germany and initially tried to get by as a freelance writer. He continued his Klopstock studies and published two technically solid studies on the genesis of the Messiah and the various text versions of this epic, which were followed a few years later by a reliable and critical selection of Klopstock's works. He also published a collection of his own poems, some of which had already appeared in various magazines. It quickly became apparent, however, that he couldn't make a living from it and was therefore forced to work as a journalist from 1882 onwards. After a brief activity in Berlin , he worked as an editor for a number of newspapers in Görlitz (from 1882 to 1883), Frankfurt an der Oder (from 1883 to 1886), Halle an der Saale (from 1886 to 1889), Mannheim and Hanover (from 1894 to 1903). Although primarily interested in the feature pages, he was mainly active as a political editor during this time and, as a committed supporter of Bismarck, pursued a national-conservative line that also shows in his political casual poems, which are carried by an arrogant national patriotic pathos. After Wilhelm II's accession to the throne , he broke with the conservatives and approached the liberal point of view, but without fundamentally revising his national political views. In 1897, Hamel finally found a position as a feature editor at the Hannoversche Kurier that corresponded to his inclinations and abilities. He became known here above all for his theater reviews, which he published in 1900 under the title Hannoversche Dramaturgie , which was too demanding and reminiscent of Lessing . In Hanover he met the celebrated actress Gertrud Giers (1855-1910), whom he married on April 1, 1899. In 1903 he became the features editor and theater critic of the Nachrichten für Stadt und Land in Oldenburg, for which he worked until 1922. After a short time he secured an influential position in the cultural life of the royal seat of Oldenburg, which he shaped as the literary pope with his articles and reviews. In 1916 the Grand Duke Friedrich August awarded him the title of Professor for his services .

In addition to his professional activity, Hamel published a number of works. He wrote a comedy about the grammar school of his time, which was performed in Oldenburg and other cities after several revisions and under different titles ( Die Schulreformer , Unser Erzieher , Zwei Meister ), but soon disappeared from the repertoire after a respectable success. In addition, he published a new and increased collection of his poems and published in 1912 under the pseudonym Frank Braun (or as Neuer Omar Khajjam ) a philosophical poem in the form of the classic Persian quatrain . His poems, late echoes of Romanticism , had several editions, which can probably also be explained by Hamel's professional position, but they were rightly soon forgotten.

Fonts

Hamel's estate is in the Oldenburg State Library

  • Klopstock studies. Rostock. 1879-1880.
  • A wonderful year. 1st edition: Rostock, 1879. 2nd edition: Rostock, 1881. 3rd edition: Halle, 1889. 4th edition: Halle, 1891. 5th edition: Berlin, 1900 (under the title Magic of Marriage ).
  • with HE Jahn: German songs. Rostock. 1880.
  • 50 hyperbolas. Rostock. 1881.
  • Epigrammatic pleasure garden. Bismarck epigrams and others. Rostock. 1881.
  • Of night and light. Poems. 1st edition: Görlitz, 1885. 2nd edition: Görlitz, 1886.
  • Prince Bismarck and German art. A word to raise the German national feeling in connection with the Poland debates in the Prussian House of Representatives. Hall. 1886.
  • The reactionary tendency of the world language movement. Hall. 1889.
  • The German bourgeoisie under Wilhelm II in battle with the Junkers and their followers. Hall. 1890.
  • The school reformers. Play. Mannheim. 1893.
  • Early spring. Poems. Without indication of location, without indication of date.
  • Hanoverian dramaturgy. Critical Studies and Essays. Hanover. 1900.
  • Our educators. Comedy. Hanover. 1901.
  • Two masters. Comedy. 1st edition: Berlin, without date (1901). 2nd edition: Berlin, 1902.
  • Garrick. A comedy. Berlin. 1908.
  • under the pseudonym Frank Braun: The quatrains of the new Omar Khajjam - First collection: With black sails. Berlin. 1912.
  • From Prince Bülow's diplomatic workshop. German politics 1913/1916. Berlin. 1916.

As editor:

  • Letters from Johann Georg von Zimmermann, Christoph Martin Wieland and Albrecht von Haller to Vincenz Bernhard von Tscharner. Rostock. 1881.
  • Klopstock's works. 4 vols. Stuttgart. 1885.

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personal data
SURNAME Hamel, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1924
Place of death Oldenburg (Oldb)