Schwab, Gustav |
| WRITER, TRANSLATOR, POET, PUBLISHER (GERMANY) |
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BORN 19 Jun 1792, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg - DIED 4 Nov 1850, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg GRAVE LOCATION Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg: Hoppenlau-friedhof |
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Gustav Schwab was the son of a professor. He studied Philology, Philosophy and Theology at Tübingen. He became friends with Ludwig Uhland and Karl Varnhagen, with whom he published a volume of poetry titled "Deutscher Dichterwald". In 1813 he travelled to the North and met Goethe, Schleiermacher, De la Motte Fouqué and de Chamisso. He became a teacher in Stuttgart in 1818. From 1833 onwards he published the literary magazine "Deutschen Muselalmanch" together with De Chamisso. In 1837 he became a pastor in Gomaringen and in 1841 he went back to Stuttgart, where he in 1845 he became a general director of the schools in Württemberg. Schwab was a member of the Schwäbischen Dichterbund, a circle of poets around Justinus Kerner and Ludwig Uhland. Related persons • cooperated with Chamisso, Adelbert von • met Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von • met Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de la • met Müller, Wilhelm • met Schleiermacher, Friedrich • was influenced by Uhland, Ludwig • was teacher of Waiblinger, Wilhelm • knew Zumsteeg, Emilie |
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 The grave of Gustav Schwab at the Hoppenlau Friedhof, Stuttgart. Picture by Androom (31 Jan 2007) |
Sources • Baedeker's Stuttgart, Automobile Association, 1987 • Gustav Schwab - Wikipedia (EN) |
