August Schumann

Friedrich August Gottlob Schumann (March 2, 1773 – August 10, 1826) was a German bookseller and publisher. His best-known work is the 18-volume Lexicon of Saxony, which was completed after his death by Albert Schiffner. He wrote Junker Kurt von Krötenstein's verliebte Heldenfahrt (Lord Kurt von Krötenstein's Hero's Journey of Love) under the pen name of Legaillard.[1]

Childhood

Schumann was born on 2 March 1773, as the oldest of 6 siblings, to the couple Johann Friedrich Schumann and Christiane Magdalena Bohme. The father worked as a pastor in Endschutz, and had little money around; due to this August Schumann was unable to achieve higher education.[2]

Marriage and family

August married Johanna Christiana Schnabel (1767–1836) and was the father of five children: Emilie (born in 1796, who committed suicide in 1826),[3] Eduard (1799–1839), Carl (1801–1849), Julius (1804–1833) and the composer Robert Schumann (1810–1856).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Wolf's Thematic Index of the Works of the Great Composers - Biographies - Schumann". documentamusica.de. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ^ Peter F. Ostwald (1985). Schumann. Northeastern University Press. ISBN 9781555530143.
  3. ^ Udo Rauchfleisch (2004). Robert Schumann. Eine psychoanalytische Annäherung [Robert Schumann: A Psychoanalytic Approach]. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht. p. 19–20. ISBN 978-3-525-01627-5.
  4. ^ Ernst Burger (1999). Robert Schumann. Eine Lebenschronik in Bildern und Dokumenten. Unter Mitarbeit von Gerd Nauhaus und mit Unterstützung des Robert-Schumann-Hauses Zwickau, Mainz u. a. [Robert Schumann. A life chronicle in pictures and documents. With the collaboration of Gerd Nauhaus and with the support of the Robert Schumann House Zwickau, Mainz and others.]. p. 13. ISBN 9783795703431.


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