Albert Wolff (Journalist)

Albert Wolff ( born December 31, 1835 in Cologne, † December 22, 1891 in Paris) was a German - French journalist, novelist and playwright.

Born in Germany, Albert Wolff graduated after school a trade apprenticeship in Paris. Then he studied in Bonn before 1857 quite settled in Paris. Here he worked as a secretary for Alexandre Dumas ( son). From 1859, he was under the pseudonym Charles Brissac editor at the magazine Le Charivari. He then moved to the Figaro, where he became the leading art critic in 1868. Later he rose to become chief editor of the newspaper.

His discussions of the Paris Salon had a great impact on the success of contemporary artists. Here, Wolff was an avowed supporter of academic painting, in which Jean -Louis -Ernest Meissonier was one of his favorite artists. Impressionism accompanied Wolff critical and only occasionally he spoke highly of individual works. The precise observations of his adopted city Paris, he later published in several books. In addition, he wrote some novels and plays.

Works

• Memories of boulevard Paris 1866
• Les deux empereurs Paris 1871
• Le Tyrol et la Carinthie Paris 1872
• Mémoires d'un Parisien: Voyages à travers le monde Paris 1884
• Mémoires d'un Parisien: La haute- noce Paris 1885
• Mémoires d'un Parisien: La Gloire à Paris 1886
• Capitale de l'art Paris 1886
• Figaro Salon Paris 1886
• Le roman d'une femme mariée 1890 Paris (novel)
• Sacré Léonce Paris 1898 ( novel)
• Ceux qu'on aime Paris 1895 (Acting)
• Fidele Paris 1895 (Acting)
• Le secret de polychinelle Paris 1903 (Acting)
• L' âge d' aimer Paris 1905 (Acting)
• Le ruisseau Paris 1907 (Acting)
• Le lis Paris 1908 ( Acting)