Wilhelm Asmus

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Wilhelm Asmus (born February 17, 1837 in Lübeck , † February 20, 1902 in Weimar ) was a German writer.

Live and act

Asmus attended high school in Lübeck and studied philosophy in Leipzig . Then he turned to the theater. He first performed in Switzerland before appearing on various stages in Germany. In 1869 Asmus switched to the City Theater in Breslau as a director . He was also the director of the Theater Academy in Wroclaw. In 1871 he gave up the theater completely. He now devoted himself to writing and was a freelance editor in Schweidnitz , Striegau and Hirschberg . As a writer, he wrote various works and was editor-in-chief of the "Hallische Zeitung" from 1889. In 1893 he was appointed editor-in-chief of the "Weimarische Zeitung" in Weimar .

Works

  • Novels and short stories, 4 volumes, 1868
  • Silhouettes and watercolors from the world of scenery, 1874
  • In a dream (comedy), 1875
  • Guilt and Atonement (play), 1876
  • Adolph L'Arronge and the Lobe Theater, 1878
  • Klein Däumling and Goldelse, 1881
  • Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 1883
  • Under the slipper, 1886
  • Mrs. Buchholz in the Giant Mountains, 1890
  • For d. Coupé, 1891

literature

  • Franz Brümmer , Deutsches Dichterlexikon , Vol. 1, 1876 and 6th edition 1913
  • Rudolf Eckart , Lexicon of Lower Saxony Writers , 1891
  • Friedrich Johann von Reden-Esbeck, Deutsches Bühnenlexikon , 1879
  • Biographical Yearbook , Vol. 7, 1902
  • Wilhelm Kosch, German Theater Lexicon , Vol. 1, 1953
  • Walter Killy, German Biographical Encyclopedia , Vol. 1, 1995

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personal data
SURNAME Asmus, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anthony, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1902
Place of death Weimar