Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer

Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer ( born 1 November 1816 in Burtscheid, † July 6, 1877 in Leoni ) was a German writer.

Life

Hackländer was on November 1, 1816 in Burtscheid, now a part of Aachen, born, grew up orphaned early in poor conditions with various relatives and was stuck with 14 years in an unsatisfactory for him commercial apprenticeship. It drew him much to the military and so he joined with 16 in the 7th Artillery Brigade in Dusseldorf, but where he could not make a big career.

Finally, he began to write down his experiences and adventures, and he became a successful writer. His humorous and realistic style quickly made him popular and in the mid- 19th century, he was one of the most widely read writers in Germany. Hack lander Roman trade and commerce ( 1850) is likely to have stimulated Gustav Freytag crucial to its debit and credit (1855 ).

After moving to Stuttgart in 1840 began a new career: he became privy councilor in 1843, secretary and traveling companion of the Württemberg Crown Prince Charles. He learned the Hofleben know. In 1849 he retired from the service and was a war correspondent for Cotta's newspapers. In 1859 he was again in the civil service in Württemberg as director of the royal buildings and gardens ( Schlossplatz in Stuttgart ).

He traveled to many countries; In 1840 he made ​​a " journey to the East ", was a war correspondent in Italy 1848/49, "A Winter in Spain " (with Christian Friedrich von Leins ) 1855.

1860 Hackländer was raised as a " Knight of Hackländer " by the Austrian Emperor in the hereditary nobility.

Hackländer died on 6 July 1877 in his villa in Leoni am Starnberger See.

His grave is in Stuttgart on the Prague cemetery. Arno Schmidt has the hitherto largely forgotten Hackländer in his novel Evening with Gold Edge (1975 ) erected a monument: Once a figure of Hackländer - enthusiastic majors Eugen Fohrbach, but especially in a conversation about Hackländer in Figure 8 ( in the original edition of pages 28-35 ) of the novel.

Style

Characteristic of Hackländer is the inclusion of contemporary issues in his novels. He picks up first the subject of industrialization in his works. He is inspired by contemporary personalities. His fictional character Wilbert in Petrel were Wothly Jacob and Joseph Albert Pate.

Works

Hack lander works were translated into many European languages ​​, especially the Dutch, some in Japanese.