Pusinelli, Anton |
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BORN 10 Jan 1815, Dresden, Sachsen - DIED 31 Mar 1878, Dresden, Sachsen: Feldgasse 16 I BIRTH NAME Pusinelli, Karl Franz Anton GRAVE LOCATION Dresden, Sachsen: Alter Katholischer Friedhof, Friedrichstrasse 54 |
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Anton Pusinelli was the son of Karl Franz Anton Pusinelli (1791-1828), a merchant from Nesso on Lake Como, who had lived in Dresden since 1814. Anton studied Medicine in Leipzig and in 1838 he received his doctorate. On 6 June 1842 he married Caroline Bertha Chiappone (1821-1887), the daughter of the merchant Guisepp Chiappone (1763-1836). He worked in Dresden and became a pediatrician and a member of the board of directors of the Dresden sanatoriums in 1846. He became a Royal Personal Physician in 1867 and eventually privy councillor. Today Pusinelli is known as a lifelong friend of Richard Wagner. Pusinelli supported Wagner financially over and over again, and in total lent him 5.000 Taler that were never returned to him. Together with his wife he stood by Minna Wagner during the last years of her life. In 1876 he was present at the first edition of the Festspiele in Bayreuth. At his deathbed his thoughts were still with Wagner, who died five years after him. Related persons • was a friend of Wagner, Richard • supported Wagner-Planer, Minna |
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 The grave of Anton Pusinelli at the Alter Katholischer Friedhof, Dresden. Picture by Androom (28 Aug 2005) |
Sources • Schlechte, Gudrun, Der Alte Katholische Friedhof in der Friedrichstadt zu Dresden, Hille, Dresden, 2004 • Anton Pusinelli - Wikipedia (DE) • GEDBAS - Hofrat Dr. med. Karl Anton Franz PUSINELLI |
