Theodor Heinrich Gampe

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Theodor Heinrich Gampe (born November 3, 1845 in Chemnitz , † January 5, 1897 in Blasewitz ) was a German writer , poet and publisher .

Life

Theodor Gampe grew up as the son of an industrialist, traveled to Europe at an early age and worked in various professions. After his return to Chemnitz he concentrated more on his literary talent and obtained financial support.

In 1877 King Albert of Saxony noticed him through his work and granted him an annual pension. In the autumn of the same year he moved to Dresden , where he appeared with numerous publications and his publisher of travel guides (such as Graser's round trip library ). Its publication in 1878 is considered to be an early hiking guide through the Ore Mountains . There were exact directions, but they were mainly based on industrial buildings instead of sights . He published his poems regularly in Die Gartenlaube , and later there were also tourist and industrial descriptions such as 1880 Chioggia , the fishing town or the Venice glass bead industry .

From 1882 he was also active in the Open Lodge , a literary association in Dresden. B. with Józef Ignacy Kraszewski , Jonas Lie , Alexander Flamant and Paul Carus .

Gampe was married twice and had several daughters. Him were in honor of Theodor Gampe street named in Chemnitz.

Works (selection)

  • Peter and Alerei . Tragedy premiered in Chemnitz , 1870.
  • Seed in the water . Die Gartenlaube, No. 8, 124, 1874.
  • Song and life . Hoffman & Campe , 1876.
  • King Manfred . 1876.
  • 26 games in the Saxon Ore Mountains. With an appendix: Guide through Chemnitz . Hermann Graser, 1878.
  • Mittweida and the pearls of the Zschopauthales . Eduard Billig, 1878.
  • Cambyses in Egypt . Tragedy , 1880.
  • Weesenstein Castle in the Müglitzthale . Dresden, 1880.
  • The restored Albrechtsburg in Meissen. A descriptive guide . Bleyl & Kaemmerer, 1880.
  • A visit to the Sonnenstein . The Gazebo, 1881.
  • Wandering sayings: a little book for all traveling people . Bleyl & Kaemmerer, 1881.
  • Gampe's Saxon Boehm. Switzerland . Dresden.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Literarisches Centralblatt for Germany . E. Avenarius., 1897, p. 29 ( google.de [accessed on January 18, 2019]).
  2. ↑ Anton Bettleheim: Biographical yearbook and German obituary . G. Reimer, 1900, p. xxviii ( google.de [accessed on January 18, 2019]).
  3. ^ Franz Brümmer: Lexicon of the German poets and prose writers of the nineteenth century . 1st edition. Salzwasser Verlag, Paderborn 2013, ISBN 978-3-8460-2266-5 (reprint of the original from 1885.).
  4. ^ A b Joseph Kürschner: King Albert and Sachsenland: a festschrift . R. Schwarz, 1828, p. 315 ( google.de [accessed on January 18, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Leitmeritzer Zeitung . 1877, p. 498 ( google.de [accessed on January 18, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Sönke Löden: mining landscape Erzgebirge: Culture - symbolism - identity . Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2003, ISBN 978-3-936522-82-2 , p. 102 ( google.de [accessed on January 18, 2019]).
  7. ^ A b Dirk Hempel: Literary Associations in Dresden: Cultural Practice and Political Orientation of the Bourgeoisie in the 19th Century . Walter de Gruyter, 2008, ISBN 978-3-484-97028-1 , p. 178 ( google.de [accessed on January 18, 2019]).
  8. ^ Illustrirte Zeitung: Leipzig, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, New York . Weber, 1870, p. 271 ( google.de [accessed on January 18, 2019]).
  9. ↑ Vienna Theater Chronicle . XVIII. Vintage edition. No. 7 . Stöckholzer von Hirschfeld, 1876, p. 1 ( google.de [accessed on January 18, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Gampe, Theodor Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, poet and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH January 5, 1897
Place of death Blowjoke