Dagobert von Gerhardt

Scrooge by Gerhardt (* July 12, 1831 in Legnica (Silesia ) - today: Legnica in Poland, † February 24, 1910 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian general staff officer who became known as a writer under the pseudonym Gerhard (from) Amyntor.

Life

Dagobert of Gerhardt graduated from high school in Glogau, Breslau before he entered the Prussian Army in 1849 and 1850, was an officer. In 1864 he was severely wounded in the German -Danish War in the Diippel. 1867/68 he was a member of the General Staff Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke in Berlin and took 1870/71 part in the campaign against France. Since 1874 he lived in Potsdam and turned to the literature.

Works

  • Peter Quidams Rhine Journey (1877 )
  • Songs of a German night-watchman (1878 )
  • The new novel Zero ( 1881)
  • For and about the German women. New hypochondriacal chats (1883 )
  • The C sharp minor Sonata (1891 )
  • The sketchbook of my life (1893-1909) - 3 volumes
  • The glossary of people (1906 )

Aphorisms (examples)

From The Glossary of People:

  • "Do you want the highest age remain amiable, so you keep the childishness of the heart. "
  • " You Overcome yourself and you will overcome the world. "
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