Wilhelm Adolf Lindau

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Wilhelm Adolf Lindau (born May 24, 1774 in Düsseldorf , † June 1, 1849 in Dresden ) was a German lawyer, translator and writer.

Life

In particular, he became known as a translator of the works of Sir Walter Scott . From 1832 to 1834 he lived in Leipzig , where he edited the conversation lexicon of the latest time and literature

Works (selection)

Novels

  • Heliodora . Meißen 1799 f., 2 vols.
  • Erminia . Meissen 1800
  • Adolar . Freiberg 1802, 2 volumes
  • The Templar . Leipzig 1804, 2 volumes
  • Narratives . Leipzig 1827

Geographical descriptions

  • History of Scotland . Dresden 1824, 4 parts
  • Oddities of Dresden and the area around Dresden . Dresden 1826
  • History of Ireland . Dresden 1829
  • Paperback for visiting Saxon Switzerland and the neighboring regions of Bohemia . Dresden, Leipzig, 1831

as translator

  • Journey from Constantinople through Rumelia, the Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Transylvania and Hungary: A contribution to the latest news from the Turkish Empire . Dresden, Leipzig 1828 (English original by Robert Walsh )
  • Dalmatia and Montenegro. With a trip to Herzegovina and a historical overview of the fate of Dalmatia and Ragusa . Leipzig 1849 (English original by John Gardner Wilkinson )
  • Elisabeth or The Exiles to Siberia / After Sophie Cottin  ; edited by the author of the Heliodora, that is Wilhelm Adolf Lindau - Leipzig: Hinrichs, 1808

Works by Jane Austen , Cumberland , Edgeworth , Walter Scott , Washington Irving, and others

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ HeBIS : bibliographic evidence
  2. ^ GVK : bibliographical evidence .
  3. ^ Berlin State Library : bibliographical evidence .
personal data
SURNAME Lindau, Wilhelm Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, translator and writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1774
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1849
Place of death Dresden