Titus Ullrich
Titus Ullrich (born August 22, 1813 in Habelschwerdt , Lower Silesia , † December 17, 1891 in Berlin ) was a German art and literary critic and writer from the County of Glatz .
Life
The later royal councilor, son of a farmer and grandson of the Habelschwerdter mayor Hallmann, was born in Hallmann's house at Ring N ° 7, where his mother stayed during the wars of liberation . Initially taught by his grandfather, he entered the Glatzer royal high school in 1825 and began studying philosophy and ancient studies in Breslau in 1832 , which he continued a year later in Berlin .
The death of his father thwarted his plan to habilitate as a private lecturer after completing his studies. For this reason he settled down as a private teacher in Berlin, where he published his first work, the epic-didactic poem Das Hohe Lied, in 1845, which was, however, little noticed . In 1848 he was able to improve his financial situation through a position as a columnist at the national newspaper , which had recently been founded . There he devoted himself until 1860 to the criticism of daily events in the fields of the performing and visual arts as well as literature. In addition, he was one of the central figures of the literary-artistic club Rütli, founded in 1852 . In 1854 he traveled to Italy for a longer stay , in 1857 he was able to visit the great art exhibition in Manchester and used this trip to explore England and Scotland, from where he returned via Belgium and Paris.
Towards the end of 1860 he was appointed secret secretary in the office of the general directorate of the Royal Drama in Berlin, later promoted to the secret directorate and appointed royal councilor. He retired in 1887.
Titus Ullrich died of a heart attack in Berlin in 1891 at the age of 78 .
Robert Schumann
One of Titus Ullrich's admirers was Robert Schumann , with whom he met several times in Berlin in 1847. Three of Schumann's works are based on Ullrich's poems: the men's choir Zu den Waffen WoO 4 No. 1 (1848) and the songs Herzeleid op. 107 No. 1 and Die Fensterscheibe op. 107 No. 2 (both 1851). In a letter to Friedrich Hebbel , Schumann admitted that he knew almost all of Ullrich's works “by heart”. He asked him - in vain - for an opera libretto.
Factory selection
- 1845: The Song of Songs
- 1847: Viktor
- 1890: seals
Published posthumously :
- 1893: Travel studies from Italy, England and Scotland
- 1894: Critical essays on art, literature and theater
literature
- Franz Brümmer , Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present , Volume 7, 6th edition, Leipzig 1913, p. 240 ( digitized version )
- Ludwig Julius Fränkel: Ullrich, Titus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, pp. 201-203.
- Schlesische Zeitung , July 3, 1887 (article on Titus Ullrich's retirement)
- Arnfried Edler , “Exciting at heart”. Schumann and the “revolutionary prophet” Titus Ullrich , in: Thomas Synofzik and Hans-Günter Ottenberg (eds.), Schumann and Dresden , Cologne (Dohr) 2010, pp. 109–120
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. Arnfried Edler (2010) as well as Robert and Clara Schumann's correspondence with correspondents in Berlin 1832 to 1883 , ed. by Klaus Martin Kopitz , Eva Katharina Klein and Thomas Synofzik (= Schumann-Briefedition , Series II, Volume 17), Cologne: Dohr 2015, pp. 889f., ISBN 978-3-86846-028-5
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ullrich, Titus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet and art critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Habelschwerdt |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1891 |
| Place of death | Berlin |