Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe
Hermann Kurz
Hier wohnte 1867-1873
der Dichter
Hermann Kurz (1818-1873)
vater von
Isolde Kurz (1853-1944)
Here lived the poet, Hermann Kurz (1818-1873), the father of Isolde Kurz (1853-1944).
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 1873.
Location. 48° 31.213′ N, 9° 3.239′ E. Marker is in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg. Marker is on Am Markt, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tübingen BW 72070, Germany. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Zerstörung der kommunalen Demokratie / Destroying the Municipal Democracy (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Dominican Building (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Martinianum: Keimzelle der Schwäbischen Romantik / Nucleus of Swabian Romanticism (about 120 meters away); Kornhaus (about 120 meters away); Philipp Melanchthon (about 120 meters away); Polizei und Verfolgung unter Nationalsozialismus / Police and Persecution under National Socialism (about 120 meters away); Ein Schöpfbrunnen aus der Unterstadt / A Well from the Lower Part of Town (about 120 meters away); Alte Aula (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tübingen.
Also see . . .
1. Hermann Kurz (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: "Hermann Kurz (30 November 1813 – 10 October 1873) was a German poet and novelist....He was born at Reutlingen. Having studied at the theological seminary at Maulbronn and at the University of Tübingen, he became assistant pastor at Ehningen. He then entered upon a literary career and lived in Stuttgart. In 1863 he was appointed university librarian at Tübingen, where he remained till his death."(Submitted on October 10, 2022.)
2. Isolde Kurz (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: "Maria Clara Isolde Kurz (21 December 1853 – 5 April 1944) was a German poet and short story writer....She was born at Stuttgart, the daughter of Hermann Kurz. She is highly regarded among lyric poets in Germany with her Gedichte (Stuttgart, 1888) and Neue Gedichte (1903). Her short stories, Florentiner Novellen (1890, 2nd ed. 1893), Phantasien und Märchen (1890), Italienische Erzählungen (1895) and Von Dazumal (1900) are distinguished by a fine sense of form and clear-cut style.(Submitted on October 10, 2022.)
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