Jakob Julius David
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Jakob Julius David was an Austrian novel
ist and journalist
.
. The family soon moved to Fulnek
, where the father died. David attended high schools in Kremsier and Opava
. Here he fell ill in 1873 severely from typhus, which he was severely limited in his vision. In addition, he has since been hard of hearing. Nevertheless, he began in 1877 in Vienna with a degree in Germanic and history and took an active interest in student life in the capital.
Since he was denied due to his disability, the teaching profession, he worked as a tutor and then as a journalist. Jakob Julius David worked as a editor
and journalist, including for theViennese fashion,thetime, theMondayRevue,the Vienna Allgemeine Zeitung, theNeue Wiener Journaland the Wiener Zeitung
. He was also a freelance writer.
In 1889 he obtained his Promotion to the doctor of philosophy. He moved from Judaism to Catholicism, but had no great significance because it was still in close contact with Jewish personalities and wrote for Jewish publications, such as theAustrian weekly, philo-Semitic articles. 1891 David married Julie Ostruska, the marriage produced a daughter. In 1899 he made an extended trip to Italy. Jakob Julius David joined the Masonic Lodge
futurefor the magazinecirclehe wrote reviews. In 1905 he was diagnosed with bronchial cancer and died in 1906 at the age of 47 years in Vienna and is on the Vienna's Central Cemetery (group 0, row 1, number 52) buried in a memorial grave.
s, tale
s and drama
, where his best and most lasting work is undoubtedly the stories. In his early work reflects the influence of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
s. Many of his novels and short stories deal with his Moravian home or are in the middle-class located milieu of Vienna. Stylistically, Jakob Julius David is judged very differently, and his works are part of the naturalism
associated with it, on the other hand, regarded as the representative of literary decadence. Others assign it to the Austrian realism. Although the author is one part of the lesser known writers in Austria, but his stories were issued in the last 20 years, again and again.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Life
Jakob Julius David was born the son of a wealthy German-Jewish farmer in MoraviaMoravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
. The family soon moved to Fulnek
Fulnek
----Fulnek is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, about 30 km south from Opava.- People :People from Fulnek include:* Leopold Ritter von Dittel , urologist, worked in Austria...
, where the father died. David attended high schools in Kremsier and Opava
Opava
Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
. Here he fell ill in 1873 severely from typhus, which he was severely limited in his vision. In addition, he has since been hard of hearing. Nevertheless, he began in 1877 in Vienna with a degree in Germanic and history and took an active interest in student life in the capital.
Since he was denied due to his disability, the teaching profession, he worked as a tutor and then as a journalist. Jakob Julius David worked as a editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
and journalist, including for theViennese fashion,thetime, theMondayRevue,the Vienna Allgemeine Zeitung, theNeue Wiener Journaland the Wiener Zeitung
Wiener Zeitung
Wiener Zeitung is an Austrian newspaper. It is one of the most famous newspapers in Europe and one of the oldest, still published newspapers in the world. It is the official publication used by the Government of the Republic of Austria for its formal announcements. It was founded in 1703 under the...
. He was also a freelance writer.
In 1889 he obtained his Promotion to the doctor of philosophy. He moved from Judaism to Catholicism, but had no great significance because it was still in close contact with Jewish personalities and wrote for Jewish publications, such as theAustrian weekly, philo-Semitic articles. 1891 David married Julie Ostruska, the marriage produced a daughter. In 1899 he made an extended trip to Italy. Jakob Julius David joined the Masonic Lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
futurefor the magazinecirclehe wrote reviews. In 1905 he was diagnosed with bronchial cancer and died in 1906 at the age of 47 years in Vienna and is on the Vienna's Central Cemetery (group 0, row 1, number 52) buried in a memorial grave.
Artistic creation
His literary output includes poems, filmFilm
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s, tale
Tale
Tale may refer to:*Cautionary tale, a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger*Fairy tale, a fictional story that usually features folkloric characters and enchantments*Folk tale, a story passed-down within a particular population, which comprises the traditions of that...
s and drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, where his best and most lasting work is undoubtedly the stories. In his early work reflects the influence of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer was a Swiss poet and historical novelist, a master of realism chiefly remembered for stirring narrative ballads like "Die Füße im Feuer" .-Biography:...
s. Many of his novels and short stories deal with his Moravian home or are in the middle-class located milieu of Vienna. Stylistically, Jakob Julius David is judged very differently, and his works are part of the naturalism
Naturalism (literature)
Naturalism was a literary movement taking place from the 1880s to 1940s that used detailed realism to suggest that social conditions, heredity, and environment had inescapable force in shaping human character...
associated with it, on the other hand, regarded as the representative of literary decadence. Others assign it to the Austrian realism. Although the author is one part of the lesser known writers in Austria, but his stories were issued in the last 20 years, again and again.
Novels
- Blood, Dresden o.J.
- The way to die, Berlin 1900
- The transition, Berlin 1903
Stories
- The law courts. Dresden 1890
- Theborn again. Narratives. Dresden and Leipzig 1891
- Problems. Narratives. Dresden and Leipzig 1892
- Early appearance. Stories from the output of the Great War. Leipzig 1896
- Four stories. Leipzig and Berlin 1897
- Troika. Narratives. Leipzig and Berlin 1901
- TheHannah. Tales from Moravia. Berlin and Leipzig, 1904
- Hallucinations. in New German Observations XVII 1906
- Miracle saint. Narratives. Vienna 1906
Dramas
- Hagar's son, acting, Vienna 1891
- Arainy day. Drama, Leipzig 1896
- Inclination, acting, Leipzig 1898
- FaithfulEckardt. Drama, Leipzig 1902
Essays
- Mitterwurzer. Berlin 1905
- From work. Essays, Jena 1906
- Essays. Munich 1909
Awards
- Price of the sisters-Fröhlich Foundation
- 1897: Bauer Field price
- Honorary grave in the Vienna's Central Cemetery in Joseph Kassin with the inscription:He died on the way.