Wilhelm Rocco

Friedrich Wilhelm Rocco (born March 22, 1819 in Bremen , † October 19, 1897 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German actor and author.

Life

Wilhelm Rocco's father, François Rocco, came from Genoa and was a riding instructor and head stable master for a French ambassador. When he died in 1831, Wilhelm Rocco was sent to the orphanage. From 1838 to 1849 Rocco was an actor a. a. active in Jever , Aurich , Hamburg and Halle (Saale) . Then he was a dance teacher in Halle, from 1847 in his apartment, from 1849 at the Royal Pedagogical Center of the Francke Foundations . In 1857 he received the title of university dance teacher, which he held until the end of his professional career in 1884.

Wilhelm Rocco married Marie Louise Rocco, born on March 22, 1849. Palmié. The marriage had four children: Emil (born 1850), Valeska (born 1852), Charles (born 1854) and Selma (born 1856). Rocco was Curt Goetz 's maternal grandfather .

Wilhelm Rocco wrote in the Low German language.

Works

Finished year ago . Bremen 1880, 5th edition Bremen 1920
The long-suffering of love: A north German class novel. (German translation of "Vor veertig Jahr") Carl E. Schünemann Verlag, Bremen 2018
Scheermann & Co. A Plattdütsche story . C. Schünemann's Verlag, Bremen 1881, 3rd edition Bremen 1920
Kinner and no pleasure . Bremen 1882, 2nd edition Bremen 1919
Bi Grossmudder Lührßen . Bremen 1885
De Boehmkens . Berlin 1892
De Komödjanten-Mudder . Bremen 1895, 2nd edition Bremen 1920

literature

Rudolf Eckart : Handbook for the history of the Low German literature. Bremen 1911, p. 406f.
Ralf Jacob: Giving dance history a face. in: Yearbook for the city history of Halle 2013. Janos Stekovics publishing house, Halle (Saale) 2013, pp. 69ff

Web links

Wilhelm Rocco in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)

Individual evidence

↑ Ralf Jacob: Giving dance history a face . In: City of Halle / Saale, The Lord Mayor, City Archives (Hrsg.): Yearbook for Hall's city history . tape 2013 . Jan Stekovics, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-89923-316-2 , p. 69 ff .

personal data
SURNAME	Rocco, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rocco, Friedrich Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German actor and author
DATE OF BIRTH	March 22, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bremen
DATE OF DEATH	October 19, 1897
Place of death	Halle (Saale)

[1] Ralf Jacob: Giving dance history a face . In: City of Halle / Saale, The Lord Mayor, City Archives (Hrsg.): Yearbook for Hall's city history . tape 2013 . Jan Stekovics, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-89923-316-2 , p. 69 ff .