Arthur Seidl (8 June 1863 – 11 April 1928) was a German writer, journalist, teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory and Dramaturg at the Hoftheater Dessau.
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| Born | 8 June 1863 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | 11 April 1928 (aged 64) |
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| Organization | Anhaltisches Theater |
Born in Munich, Seidl studied at the universities of Munich, Tübingen, Berlin and Leipzig, completing his studies with a doctor's degree. During his studies, he also learned to play cello and piano in Munich and Regensburg, and was interested in composition.
Seidl worked as a journalist for papers such as Deutsche Wacht, Die Moderne, Münchner Neueste Nachrichten and Neueste Hamburger Nachrichten. From 1898 to 1899 he was at the Nietzsche-Archiv in Weimar and won a reputation as a Wagner scholar. From 1903 he was dramaturge at the Hoftheater Dessau (Dessau court theatre), a position he held until his death. From 1904 he was also a lecturer at the Konservatorium Leipzig.
Selected works
edit- Zur Geschichte des Erhabenheitsbegriffes seit Kant (1889)
Literature
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- Ludwig Frankenstein: Arthur Seidl. Ein Lebensabriß. Bosse, Regensburg 1913