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Gustav Freiherr von Meyern-Hohenberg (10 September 1820 – 1 March 1878) was a German jurist and playwright.
Gustav von Meyern-Hohenberg | |
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 Lithograph, 19th century | |
| Born | 10 September 1820 Calvörde, Brunswick |
| Died | 1 March 1878 Konstanz, Baden, German Empire |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Nationality | German |
| Notable works | Heinrich von Schwerin (1859) |
Baron Meyern applied himself to legal studies at the universities of Göttingen and Berlin. In 1843 he took service with Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as appointed Geheimrat and General Intendant of the Coburg court theatre from 1860 to 1868.[1] Meyern was unsuccessful with his dramas, which have vanished into oblivion.
Works edit
- Ein Kaiser (1857)
- Heinrich von Schwerin, Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1859)
- Ein Kind des Elsaß, Drama in 2 Akten (1873)
- Das Ehrenwort, Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1873)
- Das Haus Posa, Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1874)
- Die Cavaliere, Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1874)
- Welfenlied (1854), melodized by Henry Litolff
References edit
- ^ The Musical world. J. Alfredo Novello. 1868. p. 445. Retrieved 28 November 2011.