Wilhelm Bernhardi (writer)

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Johann Wilhelm Bernhardi (born July 15, 1800 in Berlin ; † August 24, 1878 there ) was a German writer.

After his parents divorced, he was given to his father , August Ferdinand Bernhardi, and moved from Munich to Berlin in 1809. In March 1815, his uncle Ludwig Tieck recommended him to his friend Friedrich von Raumer , professor of history at Berlin University, with the words: “He wishes to study history and philology, is poor and somewhat hypochondriac […]: I think that many forces and capacities fight in it ”. He worked as a journalist, theater critic, dramaturge and Shakespeare researcher.

His publications include Friedrich Wilhelm the Great, Elector of Brandenburg and the first sovereign Duke of Prussia: a memorial for the second secular celebration of his accession to the throne (1840), the General German Song Lexicon or a complete collection of all known German songs and folk chants in alphabetical order (1844 ) and the translations John Milton - Politische Hauptschriften , published from 1874 to 1879 .

He must not be confused with his son, the teacher and historian Wilhelm Bernhardi , as is often the case in library catalogs. His brother was the later ennobled Theodor von Bernhardi .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Letter from Ludwig Tieck to Friedrich von Raumer of March 30, 1815; see. in the digital edition of letters and texts from intellectual Berlin around 1800  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / tei.ibi.hu-berlin.de  

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SURNAME Bernhardi, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bernhardi, Johann Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 1878
Place of death Berlin