Theodor Mügge

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Theodor Mügge
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Theodor Mügge , actually Friedrich Theodor Leberecht Mücke (born November 8, 1802 in Berlin ; † February 18, 1861 ibid) was a German writer and author of adventure novels .

Life

He was the son of the businessman Johann Leberecht Mücke (* 1754, † 1814) and of Sophia Mücke, b. Schultz (* 1767; † 1832). Theodor Mügge was initially an apprentice in a materials store, then a soldier for a short time. In 1826 he began to sit in on the natural sciences, history and philosophy at the Berlin University . In 1832 he finally submitted a doctorate at the University of Jena , which was refused. In 1832 he married the opera dancer Wilhelmine Reiff (* 1797, † 1842). The marriage remained childless. After the death of his first wife on October 3, 1846 in Neuwied, he married Pauline Kalisch (1823–1904), whom Mügge had met in the house of her uncle Prof. Ernst Kalisch. This second marriage resulted in three daughters: Hedwig, Jenny and Alma Mügge.

Since the beginning of the 1830s, Mügge devoted himself entirely to literature and journalism, and worked for numerous fiction and political journals as well as large daily newspapers. He was a close friend of Theodor Mundt and, as a committed liberal writer, was part of the Young German movement. In 1848 he was involved in founding the Berliner Nationalzeitung , whose features he edited for a while. He became best known for his numerous novels and short stories , all of which are characterized by inventiveness, thoughtful treatment of the subject matter, and easy and pleasing presentation.

Just as the novels with the background of Nordic life were Mügge's best poetical achievements, so the descriptions of the north also stood out among his travel pictures, and if the geographical and ethnographic peculiarities of the countries he traveled through were well understood, the political conditions are also discussed with expert knowledge .

He was co-editor of the historical-romantic paperback series Vielliebchen (1828 to 1861). The Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie writes about him “The freedom train, which ran like a red thread through Mügge's life, also inspired his creations”.

In a form adapted for the youth, some works found even more recent editions. The author found literary expression in Arno Schmidt's late work .

He is the grandfather of the writer Hans Dominik . It was developed by Friedrich Nietzsche found worth reading.

Theodor Mügge died in Berlin in 1861 at the age of 58 from the effects of a "head rose". He was buried in Cemetery I of the Jerusalem and New Churches in front of the Hallesches Tor . The grave has not been preserved.

Works (selection)

Book cover by Toussaint, the negro hero . Second edition of an arrangement from 1874.
Illustration by Hermann Vogel for an edition of Afraja published in 1883 .

author

Fiction
  • The Chevalier. A novel. Wigand, Leipzig 1835.
  • The Vendéerin. A novel. Duncker, Berlin 1837 (deals with the uprising of the Vendée ).
  • Dancer and countess. A novel. Michelsen, Leipzig 1839 (2 vol.).
  • Toussaint or the Negro uprising in Haiti. A historical tale for the youth . Hoffmann, Stuttgart 1840.
  • King Jacob's last days. Novella . F. Kunt, Eisleben 1850 digitized
  • The Vogt of Silt. Novel . 2nd edition Otto Janke, Berlin 1858 digitized
  • The Majorate. Otto Janke, Berlin 1853 digitized
  • Christmas Eve. Novel . Otto Janke, Berlin 1853 digitized
  • Afraja. Novel . Meidinger Sohn & Cie., Frankfurt a. M. 1854 [online version] (PDF file; 17.7 MB)
  • The heiress. Novel. Otto Janke, Berlin 1855.
  • Erich Randal. Historical novel from the time of the Russian conquest of Finland in 1808 . Meidinger Sohn & Cie., Frankfurt a. M. 1856 digitized
  • Society's viewpoints. Novel. Janke, Berlin 1858
  • Deception and truth. A story from life . Kober & Markgraf, Prague 1859 digitized
  • The Prophet. Historical novel from the Peasants' War . Michelsen, Leipzig 1860.
  • Living and loving in Norway. Four novellas from Norwegian folk life. Meidinger, Frankfurt / M. 1858 (content: The Schütz von Senjenoe , Henry Dartley , Riukan Voss and Signa, the Seterin ). Signa, the setter. A novella . Boston 1869 digitized
  • A question of life. Anna. Two stories. Eduard Trewendt, Breslau 1867.
  • At the Malanger Fjord . In: German Novellenschatz . Edited by Paul Heyse and Hermann Kurz. Vol. 13, 2nd ed. Berlin, [1910], pp. 1–176. In: Weitin, Thomas (Ed.): Fully digitized corpus. The German Novellenschatz . Darmstadt / Konstanz, 2016 digitized and full text in the German text archive
  • At the Malanger Fjord. Two crime stories. Verlag Das Neue Berlin, Berlin 1986.
  • Betrayal on the Lyngenfjord. A story about Afraja, the prince of the Lapps (Ueberreuter youth library ; 6). Ueberreuter, Vienna 1957 ( adapted version of the novel Afraja. Adventure at the Lyngenfjord ).
Non-fiction
  • Dr. Th. Mügge: The censorship conditions in Prussia. Memorandum with reference to the attached petition . Eduard Hermann, Leipzig 1845 digitized
  • Switzerland and its states. Travel memories. FC Kius, Hanover 1847 (3 vols.).
  • Journey through Scandinavia. Sketches from the north . 2 vols. FC Kius, Hanover 1844 Second volume digitized
  • Forays into Schleswig-Holstein and the north of the Elbe . 2 Vols. Literary Institution (J. Rütten), Frankfurt a, M. 1846
  • Nordic picture book. Travel pictures. 2nd unchanged edition. Meidinger Sohn and Comp., Frankfurt a. M. 1858 digitized
  • Theodor Mügge (Hrsg.): Illustrated war history from 1859. With plans, maps and portraits . Meidinger Sohn & Comp., Frankfurt a. M. 1860 digitized
Work editions
  • Collected works in 17 volumes. Eduard Trewendt, Breslau 1862.
  • Novels in 33 volumes. Eduard Trewendt, Breslau 1862/67.
  • In the Library of German Literature series of the Kulturstiftung der Länder there was a complete edition on microfiche , ISBN depending on the edition: ISBN 3-598-51962-1 , ISBN 3-598-50020-3 partial edition. Restoration, ISBN 3-598-50030-0 .

editor

  • Much love. Historical-romantic paperback. Baumgärtner, Leipzig 1828 ff. (Together with August von Witzleben ).

literature

  • Theodor Mügge. With portrait . Ernst Balde, Cassel 1854 digitized
  • Wilhelm Müller: Speech at the coffin of Dr. Theodor Mügge . C. Heymann, Berlin 1861
  • [Robert Prutz: Nekrolog auf Theodor Mügge.] In: Deutsches Museum . Edited by Robert Prutz , March 7, 1861, p. 186 digitized
  • Rudolf Gottschall : Theodor Mügge. In: Sheets for literary entertainment . Leipzig. No. 34, August 22, 1861, pp. 613-617 digitized
  • Max Ring : Theodor Mügge. A German writer's life . In: Westermanns illustrated German monthly issues. A family book for the entire intellectual life of the present . Braunschweig 1863. Vol. 14
  • Julius Riffert:  Mügge, Theodor . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 455 f.
  • Hans-Wolf Jäger:  Mügge, Theodor. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 268 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Martha-Maria Rabsahl: The Scandinavian landscape in the works of Theodor Mügge and in the travelogues and novels up to the middle of the 19th century. Nischkowski, Breslau 1941 (dissertation, University of Breslau 1940).
  • Hugo Willich: Theodor Mügge. A contribution to the history of the German novel in the 19th century . Dissertation, University of Göttingen Typescript, 1923.
  • Marie Biloa Onana: Theodor Mügges "Toussaint" . In: This: The Haiti slave revolt. Ethnic difference and ideals of humanity in 19th century literature . Cologne u. a. 2010. 127-149.
  • Dieter Hermann Schmitz : To the Finland image in German literature. Theodor Mügges historical novel "Erich Randal" with special consideration of the life and work of the writer. Licentiate thesis. University of Tampere, Finland 1999.
  • Cathrine Theodorsen: Political realism and the fantastic romantic. German liberal discourse and the Sámi in Theodor Mügge's novel “Afraja” (1854). In:Nordlit, Vol. 23 (2008), pp. 355-370, ISSN  0809-1668 .
  • Cathrine Theodorsen: "I was as true and loyal as possible". Images of the North and the Sámi in Theodor Mügge's Travel Writing. In: Anka Ryall, Johan Schimanski, Henning Howlid Wærp (eds.): Arctic Discourses . Cambridge Scholars Publ., Newcastle upon Tyne 2010, ISBN 978-1-4438-1959-6 , pp. 152-178.

Details

  1. ↑ The year of birth is sometimes incorrectly stated in reference works as 1806, for example in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie . Hugo Willich, however, determined the correct year of birth as early as 1923: "According to the baptismal register of the Jerusalem Church in Berlin, which I have viewed personally, 1802 is definitely the year of birth." (Willich 1923, p. 5.) The parents had Mügges Lived in wild marriage since 1790 and only married on May 30, 1802. That could have been the reason for specifying a later year of birth (cf. Willich 1923, p. 6). The name change (Mücke in Mügge) could also have taken place "in order to disguise the uncomfortable family circumstances of the parental home." (Willich 1923, p. 6.)
  2. ↑ see also Two Hundred Years of German Enthusiasm for Finland , p. 159 digitized version
  3. ↑ famaliysearch states: “Friedrich Theodor Muecke. gender: Male. baptism / christening date: 05 Dec 1802 . baptism / christening place: JERUSALEM, BERLIN STADT, BRANDENBURG, PRUSSIA.father's name: Johann Lebrecht Muecke. mother's name: Sophia Friederica Schultzen. indexing project (batch) number: C99860-9. system origin: Germany-ODM. source film number: 70265, 70266 ".
  4. ^ Hugo Willich: Theodor Mügge. A contribution to the history of the German novel in the 19th century . Dissertation, University of Göttingen typescript, 1923, p. 7
  5. ↑ Joachim Bauer, Thomas Pester: The doctorate of Karl Marx at the University of Jena in 1841 . In: Ingrid Bodsch (Ed.): Dr. Karl Marx. From studies to doctorate - Bonn, Berlin, Jena . With contributions by Joachim Bauer, Ingrid Bodsch, Klaus Dicke, Margit Hartleb, Thomas Pester and Rita Seifert. Verlag des StadtMuseum Bonn, Bonn 2013 ISBN 978-3-931878-36-8 , pp. 48 and 49 and note 7.
  6. ↑ Nevertheless, Hans-Wolf Jäger still claims in the Neue Deutsche Biographie that he is a “Dr. phil. ”.
  7. ^ Hugo Willich: Theodor Mügge. A contribution to the history of the German novel in the 19th century . Dissertation, University of Göttingen Typescript, 1923, p. 12.
  8. ^ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition, Volume 14, Leipzig 1908, p. 211
  9. ↑ Riffert, Julius, "Mügge, Theodor", In: General German Biography (1885)
  10. ↑ see the necrology in the Deutsches Museum.
  11. ↑ Definition of the head rose in the 19th century
  12. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 215.
  13. ↑ Thematizes the emergence of the Grand Duchy of Finland .
  14. ↑ A summary of Hugo Willich's dissertation can be found in the yearbook of the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Göttingen, 1923, pp. 66–68.

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personal data
SURNAME Mügge, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mücke, Friedrich Theodor Leberecht
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1861
Place of death Berlin