Wilhelm Langewiesche
Wilhelm Langewiesche (also: Wilhelm Langewiesche-Brandt , pseudonyms : Hans Amelungk , Johannes Armbruster , Ernst Hartung , Ulrich Korff-Rheda , Peter Kurz , Enno Nielsen ; * March 18, 1866 in Barmen (now part of Wuppertal ); † January 9 1934 in Ebenhausen near Munich ) was a German publisher and writer .
Life
Wilhelm Langewiesche was the son of the bookseller Wilhelm Robert Langewiesche; one of his brothers was the publisher Karl Robert Langewiesche . After attending grammar school, Wilhelm Langewiesche completed an apprenticeship as a bookseller and worked as a bookshop assistant in Wiesbaden , Halle (Saale) , Leipzig and Breslau . From 1893 he was a partner in his father's bookstore in Rheydt , and from 1896 to 1903 sole owner of this company. In 1906 he founded the Langewiesche-Brandt publishing house, based in Düsseldorf and Leipzig; in the same year the company moved to Ebenhausen near Munich . The publishing house was particularly successful in the following years with its series "The Books of the Rose". Wilhelm Langewiesche was married twice and had five children, including the writer Marianne Langewiesche .
In addition to his publishing activities, Wilhelm Langewiesche also published his own novels , short stories and poems and was the editor of classic editions. 1923, he was from the University of Bonn the honorary doctorate awarded.
Works
- In the morning light , Leipzig 1894
- Frauentrost , Munich 1902
- Planegg , Munich 1904
- And want to wait for the summer , Munich 1906
- Youth and Home , Ebenhausen b. Munich 1916
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Wolf's stories about a community center , Munich-Ebenhausen
- 1. In the shadow of Napoleon , 1919
- 2. Before Bismarck's rise , 1919
- The unrecognized on its way through the millennia , Ebenhausen near Munich 1922 (under the name Enno Nielsen)
- Georg Forster , Ebenhausen near Munich 1923 (under the name Peter Kurz)
- The big secret , Ebenhausen near Munich 1923 (under the name Enno Nielsen)
- Jean Paul , Ebenhausen b. Munich 1925 (under the name Ernst Hartung)
- The reflection , Munich 1925
- The great hour of Camille Desmoulins , Ebenhausen near Munich 1929 (under the name Ulrich Korff-Rheda)
Editing
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe : All about love , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1906 (published under the name Ernst Hartung)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe : From active life , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1907 (published under the name Ernst Hartung)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe : Above all peaks , Ebenhausen b. Munich 1908 (published under the name Ernst Hartung)
- Wilhelmine Friederike Sophie von Brandenburg-Bayreuth : A Prussian King's Daughter , Ebenhausen-Munich [u. a.] 1910 (published under the name Johannes Armbruster)
- ETA Hoffmann Selected Stories Volume 6 Title Book, People and Powers - The Books of the Rose 1908/1917
- Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke : Notes , Ebenhausen near Munich 1922 (published under the name Peter Kurz)
- Gottfried Keller : Letters and Poems, Ebenhausen b. Munich 1925 (published under the name Ernst Hartung)
- Goethe: Life, Thoughts, Portraits , Königstein 1932
- Annette von Droste-Hülshoff : Die Droste , Ebenhausen near Munich 1937 (published under the name Hans Amelungk)
- Theodor Fontane : The father's picture , Ebenhausen 1938
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Langewiesche, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langewiesche-Brandt, Wilhelm; Amelungk, Hans (pseudonym); Armbruster, Johannes (pseudonym); Hartung, Ernst (pseudonym); Korff-Rheda, Ulrich (pseudonym); Kurz, Peter (pseudonym); Nielsen, Enno (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barmen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1934 |
| Place of death | Ebenhausen near Munich |