Theodor Mügge
Theodor Mügge (8 November 1802 – 18 February 1861) was a German author and liberal activist.
Theodor Mügge

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- Born
- November 8, 1802
- Died
- February 18, 1861
- Occupation
- Author and activist
- Birthplace
- Berlin
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
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- German
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• Born — November 8, 1802 • Died — February 18, 1861 • Occupation — Author and activist • Birthplace — Berlin
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Theodor Mügge was born and educated in Berlin. His liberal sentiments, expressed in various newspapers and in such pamphlets as Die Censurverhältnisse in Preussen (The censorship conditions in Prussia) (1845), led to several arrests and prosecutions. During the 20 years preceding his death in 1861, Mügge wrote numerous sketches, tales, novels, and romances, which appeared in a complete edition in 1862-67 (33 vols.). Several works, including Toussaint (1840) and Afraja (1854), have been translated into English. Notable are Mügge's Norwegian romances and sketches of travel: Leben and Lieben in Norwegen (“Life and love in Norway,” 1858); Skizzen aus dem Norden (“Sketches from the North,” 1844); and Nordisches Bilderbuch (“Nordic picture album,” 1858; 3d ed. 1862).
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1802
Theodor Mügge born at Berlin.
1857
Nordisches Bilderbuch Reisebilder von Theodor Mügge (1857) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1861
Theodor Mügge died at Berlin.
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- 1.Das Geburtsjahr wird gelegentlich in Nachschlagewerken fälschlich mit 1806 angegeben, so etwa in der Allgemeinen Deutschen Biographie. Hugo Willich hat jedoch schon 1923 das richtige Geburtsjahr festgestellt: „Nach dem Taufregister der Jerusalems-Kirche zu Berlin, das ich persönlich eingesehen habe, steht 1802 mit Gewißheit als Geburtsjahr fest.“ (Willich 1923, S. 5.) Die Eltern Mügges hatten seit 1790 in wilder Ehe gelebt und erst am 30. Mai 1802 geheiratet. Das könnte der Grund gewesen sein, ein späteres Geburtsjahr anzugeben (vgl. Willich 1923, S. 6). Auch die Namensänderung (Mücke in Mügge) könnte erfolgt sein, „um die unerquicklichen Familienverhältnisse des Elternhauses zu verschleiern.“ (Willich 1923, S. 6.)
- 2.siehe auch Zweihundert Jahre Deutsche Finnlandbegeisterung, S. 159 Digitalisat
- 3.famaliysearch gibt an:„Friedrich Theodor Muecke. gender: Male. baptism/christening date: 05 Dec 1802. baptism/christening place: JERUSALEM,BERLIN STADT,BRANDENBURG,PRUSSIA.father's name: Johann Lebrecht Muecke. mother's name: Sophia Friederica Schultzen. indexing project (batch) number: C99860-9. system origin: Germany-ODM. source film number:70265, 70266“.
- 4.Hugo Willich: Theodor Mügge. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des deutschen Romans im 19. Jahrhundert. Dissertation, Universität Göttingen Maschinenschrift, 1923, S. 7
- 5.Joachim Bauer, Thomas Pester: Die Promotion von Karl Marx an der Universität Jena 1841. In: Ingrid Bodsch (Hrsg.): Dr. Karl Marx. Vom Studium zur Promotion – Bonn, Berlin, Jena. Mit Beiträgen von Joachim Bauer, Ingrid Bodsch, Klaus Dicke, Margit Hartleb, Thomas Pester und Rita Seifert. Verlag des StadtMuseum Bonn, Bonn 2013, ISBN 978-3-931878-36-8, S. 48 und 49 und Anmerkung 7.
- 6.Trotzdem behauptet Hans-Wolf Jäger in der Neue Deutsche Biographie noch, dass er ein „Dr. phil.“ gewesen sei.
- 7.Hugo Willich: Theodor Mügge. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des deutschen Romans im 19. Jahrhundert. Dissertation, Universität Göttingen Maschinenschrift, 1923, S. 12.
- 8.Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, 4. Auflage, Band 14, Leipzig 1908, S. 211
- 9.Riffert, Julius, „Mügge, Theodor“, In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1885)
- 10.siehe den Nekrolog im Deutschen Museum.
- 11.Definition der Kopfrose im 19. Jahrhundert
- 12.Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexikon Berliner Begräbnisstätten. Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1, S. 215.
- 13.Thematisiert die Entstehung des Großfürstentums Finnland.
- 14.Eine Zusammenfassung von Hugo Willichs Dissertation findet sich im Jahrbuch der philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen, 1923, S. 66–68.
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