Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel
Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel (born Oldenburg, 21 February 1824; died Adlershof, February 1913) was a German musician and writer.
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Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel
- Born
- Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel was born on 21 February 1824. · Oldenburg.
- Died
- Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel died in 1913. · Adlershof.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- violinist · composer · bibliographer
- Languages
- German
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Biography
Biography
He went to Russia as a violin virtuoso at the age of 18, becoming a member of the Imperial Orchestra at Saint Petersburg at 22, and later its concertmaster. He went to Dresden in 1869 and took up his residence there.
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Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel, a musician, concertmaster, violinist, collector, “Faust-Forscher” and “Puppentheaterforscher”, was born on 21 February 1824 and died in February 1913. Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel was born in Oldenburg, Germany, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The place of death of Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel is recorded as Berlin by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Adlershof, Allemagne by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Literary works
Literary works
Among his works are: • Deutsche Puppen Komödien (1874–93) • Das Volksschauspiel Doktor Johann Faust (2d ed., 1882) • Zusammenstellung der Faustschriften vom 16 Jahrhundert bis Mitte 1884 (2d ed., 1884) • Die Don Juan Sage auf der Bühne (1887)
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Musical works
His musical compositions include a concerto in B minor and the humorous fantasy entitled “Jüdischer Carneval.”
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Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel was born in Oldenburg.
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Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel died in Adlershof.
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Oldenburg.
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Adlershof.
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