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 The grave of August Wilhelm Iffland at the Kirchhof Jerusalem und Neue Kirche II, Halleschen Tor, Kreuzberg, Berlin. Picture by Androom (08 Apr 2003) |
Iffland, August Wilhelm |
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BORN 19 Apr 1759, Hannover, Niedersachsen - DIED 22 Sep 1814, Berlin GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Kirchhof Jerusalem und Neue Kirche II, Zossener Strasse (Halleschen Tor), Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (Südmauer 114, (231-EB-57), Ehrengrab) |
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August Wilhelm Iffland's father wanted him to be a clergyman,
but when he was eighteen years old he ran away from home to
Gotha. There he had the good luck to have the famous actor Hans
Ekhof as his teacher and he did so well that in 1779 he was
engaged at the theatre in Mannheim. After playing at several other theatres he moved to Berlin in 1796 where he was appointed director of the Nationaltheater. In 1811 he became general director of the Royal Theatre. As an actor he was best in comical parts. Apart from acting he wrote his own plays like "Die Jäger", "Dienstpflicht" and "Die Advokaten". He often staged works by Shakespeare, Goethe, Schiller and Zacharias Werner. During the French occupation he was very patriotic. The Iffland-Ring is now an important prize that is awarded to German-speaking actors. Related persons • knew Devrient, Ludwig Sources • Wikipedia (English) • Baedeker Berlin, Baedeker Verlag, Stuttgart, 1994 |
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The grave of August Wilhelm Iffland at the Kirchhof Jerusalem und Neue Kirche II, Halleschen Tor, Kreuzberg, Berlin. Picture by Androom (08 Apr 2003) |
