Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe

Christof Martin Wieland

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2022

1. Christof Martin Wieland Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hiser stand bis zum Brand 1789
das Hochmanninium
gestiftet von
Prof. Johann Hochmann
aus Biberach.

In ihm wohnte als Stipendiat
Christof Martin Wieland
1750 bis 1752

(English translation:)

Here stood until the Fire of 1789 the "Hochmanninium", sponsored by Prof. Johann Hochmann of Biberach.

It was here in that building that Christof Martin Wieland lived as a scholar from 1750 to 1752.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 48° 31.262′ N, 9° 3.423′ E. Marker is in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg. Marker is on Pfleghofstraße just south of Hafengasse, on the left 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. Prof. Martin Crusius (a few steps from this marker); Gottlob Himmel (within shouting distance of this marker); Viktor von Bruns (within shouting distance of this marker); Alois Alzheimer (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Bebenhäuser Pfleghof (within shouting distance of this marker); Buchhandlung Gastl / Gastl Bookstore (within shouting distance of this marker); An Example of "Aryanization": The Oppenheim and Schäfer Families Clothing Store (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); University of Tübingen Holocaust Memorial (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tübingen.

Also see . . . Christoph Martin Wieland. For those uncertain on the literary term Bildungsroman below, it can best be thought of as a forerunner to, as well as a kind of, coming-of-age novel.

Excerpt: "Christoph Martin Wieland (5 September 1733 – 20 January 1813) was a German poet and writer. He is best-remembered for having written the first Bildungsroman (Geschichte des Agathon), as well as the epic Oberon, which formed the basis for Carl Maria von Weber's opera of the same name.....Of equal importance was Wieland's translation of twenty-two of Shakespeare's plays into prose (8 vols., 1762–1766); it was the first attempt to present the English poet to the German people in something
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2022

2. Christof Martin Wieland Marker - wide view
approaching entirety...."

(Submitted on October 19, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.