Konrad Ernst Ackermann

Konrad Ernst Ackermann ( born February 1, 1712 Schwerin, † November 13, 1771 in Hamburg ) was one of the most famous German actors of the 18th century. He is considered the co-founder of the German drama.

With its excellent especially in comic roles talent as an actor, he joined the German theater highly beneficial directorial skills. In 1740 he came to Johann Friedrich Beautiful man 's society, 1742-44 belonged to his late wife, went to Gdansk in 1746 and 1747 with Johann Peter Hilferding to Russia. 1749 married Sophie Charlotte Ackermann and Schröder born Biereichel in Moscow. She was the organist Schroeder from Berlin widow. In 1751 he campaigned in Germany his own troop, which in Königsberg, Danzig, Mainz, also in Poland and Switzerland were mainly ideas. 1764 Ackermann came with his company to Hamburg, where he died on 13 November 1771 after he had been away only from 1767 to 1769 ( the period of the so-called Entreprise, while Lessing's " dramaturgy " was ) the direction of the force, which now his widow and their son Friedrich Ludwig Schröder took over. The daughters of Sophie Charlotte and Konrad Ackermann Dorothea Ackermann and Charlotte Ackermann, were also actresses.