Michael Beer (poet)

Michael Beer ( born August 19, 1800 in Berlin, † March 22, 1833 in Munich) was a German playwright of Jewish origin. His most famous, especially appreciated by Goethe play was the tragedy The Pariah ( premiered in Berlin in 1823 ) which, according to the General German Biography, " cry of pain about the pariah status of Judaism ".

His brother, the famous composer Giacomo Meyerbeer wrote the incidental music to Michael's 1828 drama entstandenem Struensee ( devoted to the case of Johann Friedrich Struensee ). Another brother was the entrepreneur and astronomer Wilhelm Beer.

The poet died young, leaving a large fortune, which he had converted into a foundation. Their administration was testament to the Berlin Academy of Arts, the annual price of the Michael Berry Foundation to two young artists, one of which had to be a Jew, awarded from the income. He allowed the winners to finance a year-long study trip to Italy, which they had to spend at least eight months in Rome.

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