Wilhelm Genth
Wilhelm Genth (born March 6, 1803 in Kirburg (Duchy of Nassau), † July 16, 1844 in Soden ) was a German lawyer and occasional writer .
Life
After studying in Bonn and Heidelberg, Genth worked as an official accessist in Montabaur from 1824 and in 1834 as an official secretary and inquirer at the criminal court in Wiesbaden . In 1841 he became a criminal judge in Wiesbaden. Genth died of a stroke in 1844 during a criminal investigation in Soden .
In addition to his work as a detective and judge, Genth sporadically published poems and stories that were published in magazines and almanacs . Posthumously a complete edition of the seals was realized by friends .
In the history of literature today, Genth is only known through the poem by his friend August von Platen to Wilhelm Genth from 1834.
Works
- Seals , Siegen and Wiesbaden 1845
Web links
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Genth in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Genth, Karl Friedrich Ferdinand. Hessian biography. (As of October 7, 2019). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Entry on Wilhelm Genth in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Genth, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and occasional writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirburg (Duchy of Nassau) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1844 |
| Place of death | Sod |