Spielhagen, Friedrich |
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BORN 24 Feb 1829, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt - DIED 23 Feb 1911, Berlin: Charlottenburg GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Friedhof der Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirchengemeinde, Fürstenbrunnerweg 69-79 (D1) |
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Friedrich Spielhagen studied law and philology in Bonn. He worked as a teacher in Pommern and also tried his luck as a soldier and as an actor. After his father died he turned his attention completely to literature. He was the author of novels in which he frequently pointed at people or events of his own time. In 1861 his "Problematische Naturen" (1078 pages) made him famous. Although he was no admirer of Prussia, his success prompted him to move from Hanover to Berlin. There he worked for several magazines and he continued writing novels. Works: "Clara Vere" (1857); "Auf Der Düne" (1858); "Problematische Naturen; Durch Nacht Zum Licht" (1861); "Faustulus" (1897); "Stimme Des Himmels" (1903). Related persons • knew Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden, Alfred, Graf • was a friend of Sudermann, Hermann |
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 The grave of Friedrich Spielhagen at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Friedhof, Berlin. Picture by Androom (29 Mar 2007) |
Sources • Aubert, Joachim, Handbuch der Grabstätten berühmten Deutscher, Österreicher und Schweizer, Deutscher Kunstverlag, München, 1973 • Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (editie 1909), 1909 |
