Carl Franz Van Der Velde - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Sep 27, 1779 Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Died on 06 Apr 1824 (aged 44)

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About Carl Franz Van Der Velde

  • Carl Franz van der Velde (27 September 1779 – 6 April 1824) was a German author of historical novels. He was born in Breslau, Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland) into a Huguenot family.
  • His father was the Stempelrendant (stamp accountant) Johann van der Velde and his mother was Beata Rosina van der Velde (née Gartschok).
  • He worked as a municipal judge and published his novels serially in the newspaper Dresdner Abendzeitung.
  • Most of them were historical, but Das Liebhaber-Theater (1823) began a vogue for humoresques. He was married to Philippine Wilhelmine Elisabeth Schleyer (d.
  • 1856), and they had one daughter, Bertha (1809–1834), and two sons, Arnold (1806–1882) and Otto (d.
  • 1841). His collected works were published in 25 volumes from 1819 to 1827.
  • He died at the age of 44 and his last two works were published posthumously.
  • Several were translated into English by Nathaniel Greene.

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