Gustav von Meyern-Hohenberg
Gustav Freiherr von Meyern-Hohenberg (10 September 1820 – 1 March 1878) was a German jurist and playwright. Baron Meyern applied himself to legal studies at the universities of Göttingen and Berlin. In 1843 he took service with Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as appointed Geheimrat and General Intendant of the Coburg court theatre from 1860 to 1868.
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- Name
- Gustav von Meyern-Hohenberg
- Born
- 10 September 1820
- Birthplace
- Calvörde, Brunswick
- Died
- 1 March 1878
- Place of death
- Konstanz, Baden, German Empire
- Occupation
- Playwright
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Education
- University of Göttingen · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Honours
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph
- Languages
- German
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Gustav Freiherr von Meyern-Hohenberg (10 September 1820 – 1 March 1878) was a German jurist and playwright. Baron Meyern applied himself to legal studies at the universities of Göttingen and Berlin. In 1843 he took service with Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as appointed Geheimrat and General Intendant of the Coburg court theatre from 1860 to 1868.
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Meyern was unsuccessful with his dramas, which have vanished into oblivion.
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• Name — Gustav von Meyern-Hohenberg • Born — 10 September 1820 • Birthplace — Calvörde, Brunswick • Died — 1 March 1878 • Place of death — Konstanz, Baden, German Empire • Occupation — Playwright • Notable Works — Heinrich von Schwerin (1859)
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• Ein Kaiser (1857) • Heinrich von Schwerin, Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1859) • Ein Kind des Elsaß, Drama in 2 Akten (1873) • Das Ehrenwort, Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1873) • Das Haus Posa, Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1874) • Die Cavaliere, Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1874) • Welfenlied (1854), melodized by Henry Litolff
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