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August Kopisch (26 May 1799 – 6 February 1853) was a German poet and painter.

August Kopisch
August Kopisch

Biography


Kopisch was born on 26 May 1799 in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland). In 1815 he began studying painting at the Prague academy, but an injury to his hand damaged his prospects of success as an artist, and he turned to literature.

After residences in Dresden and Vienna Kopisch proceeded in 1822 to Italy. At Naples he became close friends with the poet August von Platen-Hallermünde; and when out swimming he and the painter Ernst Fries discovered the "Blue Grotto" of Capri.

In 1828 he settled at Berlin and was granted a pension by Frederick William IV of Prussia, who in 1838 conferred upon him the title of professor.

In 1847 he moved to Potsdam and wrote an account of royal residences there and in the neighborhood.[1]

He died on 6 February 1853 at Berlin.


Works


The Pontine Marshes at Sunset (1848 painting)
The Pontine Marshes at Sunset (1848 painting)

Kopisch produced some original poetry, light in language and in form. He specialised in re-telling legends and popular subjects, and among his Gedichte (Berlin, 1836) are some naïve and humorous little ballads such as Die Historie von Noah, Die Heinzelmännchen zu Köln, Das grüne Tier and Der Schneiderjunge von Krippstedt, which became popular.

He also published a translation of Dante's Divine Comedy (Berlin, 1840), and under the title Agrumi (Berlin, 1838) a collection of translations of Italian folk songs.


Literature




Notes


  1. Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Kopisch, August" . Encyclopedia Americana.

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На других языках


[de] August Kopisch

August Kopisch (* 26. Mai 1799 in Breslau; † 6. Februar 1853 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Erfinder, Landschafts- und Historienmaler und Schriftsteller bzw. Dichter.
- [en] August Kopisch

[fr] August Kopisch

August Kopisch né le 26 mai 1799 à Breslau et mort le 6 février 1853 à Berlin est un inventeur, peintre, écrivain et poète prussien.

[it] August Kopisch

August Kopisch (Breslavia, 26 maggio 1799 – Berlino, 6 febbraio 1853) è stato un pittore e poeta prussiano, specialista e traduttore dell'opera di Dante Alighieri.

[ru] Копиш, Август

Август Копиш (нем. August Kopisch; 26 мая 1799 (1799-05-26), Бреслау, — 6 февраля 1853, Берлин) — немецкий поэт и живописец.



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