Richard Zoozmann
Richard Hugo Max Zoozmann , pseudonyms Richard Hugo and Hugo Zürner (born March 13, 1863 in Berlin , † February 15, 1934 in Karlsruhe ) was a German author , editor and editor .
Life
He attended the Realgymnasium in Berlin and became a bank clerk. He put together a large library and especially collected prints from the Reformation era. In the library of bibliophiles in Dresden he edited writings by Hans Sachs , Christian Reuters Schelmuffski , Abraham a Santa Claras Etwas für Alle and Ulrich von Hutten's conversation book.
Zoozmann emerged as a poet , epic writer , playwright , translator and editor and also wrote under the pseudonyms Richard Hugo , Hugo Zürner , etc. He translated English and Russian literature into German, by Charles Dickens , Oscar Wilde , Lew Wallace , Walter Scott and James Fenimore Cooper . He also translated the novel Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz from Polish, poems by Walther von der Vogelweide from Middle High German and works by Dante from Italian (best known for his translation of the "Divine Comedy").
Today he is mainly known for the collection of quotes he had obtained . The alphabetical sorting of the winged words is not based on the beginning of the quotation, but on their central word, which is regarded as 'decisive'. (Example: The ax in the house saves the carpenter von Schiller is not under “D”, but under “A”.) Zoozmann's treasure trove of quotations was first published in 1910 and was published six times during his lifetime; New editions after his death were edited by other editors.
Richard Zoozmann lived in Bad Herrenalb in the Black Forest for the last few years until his death , where he is buried.
Works
- Richard Zoozmann: All kinds of things for a child's heart. 2 volumes. Meidinger, Berlin 1913.
- (As editions): Naughty muse children. A colorful bouquet of funny plants from greenhouse beds of old and new times. Hesse & Becker, Leipzig 1916.
- Richard Zoozmann (Ed.): Bunter Abend: A selection of serious u. cheerful performance pieces , 1. – 10. Tsd., Hesse & Becker Verlag, Leipzig 1922. [1]
- Richard Zoozmann: A treasure trove of quotes and sentences from ancient and modern world literature. Hesse & Becker, Leipzig 1910.
New editions:- Treasure of quotes and sentences from ancient and modern world literature. A collection of quotes, sentences, winged words, aphorisms, epigrams ... tombstone inscriptions etc. based on key words. New, significantly improved and enlarged edition. Hesse & Becker, Leipzig 1911. ( digitized )
- Richard Zoozmann, Otto A. Kielmeyer (arr.): Treasure of quotations from world literature. Komet, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-89836-333-3 .
- Richard Zoozmann, Dieter Lembke (arr.): The treasure trove of quotations in world literature. Anaconda, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-86647-512-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Richard Zoozmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Richard Zoozmann in the German Digital Library
- Works by Richard Zoozmann in the Gutenberg-DE project
Individual evidence
- ↑ in: Dirnen- und Gassenlieder. P. 61 or in: Roger Stein: Das deutsche Dirnenlied. 2006, p. 221.
- ↑ Zoozmann's short autobiography in: Fritz Abshoff: Bildende Geister. Berlin 1905, pp. 148-149
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zoozmann, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zoozmann, Richard Hugo Max (full name); Hugo, Richard; Zürner, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author, editor and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1934 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |