Friedrich Wilhelm von Hacklander
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Hacklander (November 1, 1816 - July 6, 1877), German novelist and dramatist, was born at Burtscheid near Aix-la-Chapelle.
Having served an apprenticeship in a commercial house, he entered the Prussian artillery, but, disappointed at not finding advancement, returned to business. A soldier's life had a fascination for him, and he made his debut as an author with Bilder aus dem Soldatenleben im Frieden (1841).
After a journey to the east, he was appointed secretary to the crown prince of Württemberg, whom he accompanied on his travels. Wachtstubenabenteuer, a continuation of his first work, appeared in 1845, and it was followed by Bilder aus dem Soldatenleben im Kriege (1849-1850). As a result of a tour in Spain in 1854, appeared Ein Winter in Spanien (1855).
In 1857 he founded, in conjunction with Edmund von Zoller, the illustrated weekly, Uber Land and Meer. In 1859 Hacklander was appointed director of royal parks and public gardens at Stuttgart, and in this post did much towards the embellishment of the city. In 1859 he was attached to the headquarters staff of the Austrian army during the Italian war; in 1861 he was raised to an hereditary knighthood in Austria; in 1864 he retired into private life
Hacklander's literary talent is confined within narrow limits. There is much in his works of lively, adventurous and even romantic description, but the character-drawing is feeble and superficial. Hacklander was a voluminous writer; the most complete edition of his works is the third, published at Stuttgart in 1876, in 60 volumes. There is also a good selection in 20 volumes (1880. Among his novels are:
- Namenlose Geschichten (1851)
- Eugen Stillfried (1852)
- Krieg
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
