Ernst von Wildenbruch
Ernst von Wildenbruch | |
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| Born | 3 February 1845 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died | 15 January 1909 (aged 63) Berlin, Germany |
| Noble family | House of Hohenzollern |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Karoline von Weber |
| Father | Ludwig von Wildenbruch |
Ernst von Wildenbruch (3 February 1845 – 15 January 1909) was a
Biography
Wildenbruch was born at
In 1876 Wildenbruch was attached to the foreign office, which he finally quit in 1900 with the title of counsellor of legation. He achieved his first literary successes with the epics Vionville (1874) and Sedan (1875). After publishing a volume of
Wildenbruch married Maria Karoline von Weber, daughter of the engineer Max Maria von Weber and niece to Carl Maria von Weber, in 1885. The couple had no children.
Wildenbruch's dramas include the tragedy Harold (1882); Die Quitzows (1888); Der Generalfeldoberst (1889); Die Haubenlerche (1891); Heinrich und Heinrichs Geschlecht (1895); Die Tochter des Erasmus (1900); and König Laurin (1902). He also wrote several volumes of short stories (Novellen, 1883; Neue Novellen, 1885; Tiefe Wasser, 1897, and others). He was twice (in 1884 and 1896) awarded the Schiller-Preis (Preußen), and was, in 1892, made a doctor of philosophy honoris causa by the University of Jena.[1]
He died at Berlin in 1909.
References
- ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
Attribution: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Wildenbruch, Ernst von". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 633.
External links
- Works by Ernst von Wildenbruch at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Ernst von Wildenbruch at Internet Archive
- Works by Ernst von Wildenbruch at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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