Victor von Woikowsky-Biedau

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Woikowsky-Biedau family coat of arms, 1836.

Victor von Woikowsky-Biedau (born September 2, 1866 in Nieder-Arnsdorf near Schweidnitz , † January 1, 1935 ibid) was a German composer and senior government councilor.

biography

Victor Hugo Emanuel Adam Maria von Woikowsky-Biedau was the son of Emanuel Woikowsky. He studied history , philosophy and economics at the universities of Leipzig , Freiburg , Berlin and Breslau . He successfully completed his studies with his dissertation on medieval Cologne. Subsequently Woikowsky-Biedau got a job at the Prussian State Statistical Office in Berlin. There he retired with the rank of "senior government councilor". Through this office he also became a member of the Upper Lusatian Society of Sciences .

In 1908 Woikowsky-Biedau married Marie Margot von Biedau, née Geißler. He was also the owner of the Leopoldshain estate near Görlitz .

Works (selection)

as an author
  • The poor system of medieval Cologne in its economic and political history of the city. Dissertation, University of Wroclaw 1891.
  • The theaters in Prussia. In: Journal of the royal Prussian statistical bureau. Volume 36, 1896.
  • The movement game in German public hygiene and public education. In: Journal of the royal Prussian statistical bureau. Volume 35, 1895.
as a composer
  • Helga. Sound drama in three acts. Stern-Verlag, Berlin 1904 (libretto also by Victor von Woikowsky-Biedau).
  • The emergency shirt . A stage play in three acts. Dessau 1913 (libretto also by Victor von Woikowsky-Biedau).
  • The tall guy. A fun game in two act. Stern-Verlag, Berlin 1906 (libretto also by Victor von Woikowsky-Biedau).
  • The death player. Melodrama with piano accompaniment. Bloch, Berlin 1911 (libretto by Börries Freiherr von Münchhausen ).
  • Mette of Marienburg. Symphonic melodrama. Bloch, Berlin 1911 (libretto by Felix Dahn ).

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personal data
SURNAME Woikowsky-Biedau, Victor von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Woikowsky-Biedau, Victor Hugo Emanuel Adam Maria von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and senior councilor
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Nieder-Arnsdorf near Schweidnitz
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1935
Place of death Nieder-Arnsdorf near Schweidnitz