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{{Short description|German writer (1837–1911)}}
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{{For|the Nobel Prize laureate Danish author|Johannes Vilhelm Jensen}}

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| name = Wilhelm Jensen
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1837|02|15}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1837|02|15}}
| birth_place = [[Heiligenhafen]], [[Duchy of Holstein|Holstein]], [[German Confederation]]
| birth_place = [[Heiligenhafen]], [[Duchy of Holstein|Holstein]], [[German Confederation]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1911|11|24|1837|02|15}}
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| death_place = [[Munich]], [[German Empire]]
| death_place = [[Munich]], [[German Empire]]
| occupation = writer, poet
| occupation = writer, poet
| notable_works = ''[[Gradiva (novel)|Gradiva]]''
| spouse = Marie Brühl (1865–1911, his death)
| spouse = [[Marie Brühl]] (1865–1911, his death)
| children = 6
| children = 6, among which Katharina, who married [[Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen]].
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'''Wilhelm Hermann Jensen''' (15 February 1837{{snd}}24 November 1911) was a German writer and poet.

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{{For|the Nobel Prize laureate Danish author|Johannes Vilhelm Jensen}}
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'''Wilhelm Hermann Jensen''' (15 February 1837 – 24 November 1911) was a [[Germany|German]] [[writer]] and [[poet]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Wilhelm Jensen was born at [[Heiligenhafen]] in the [[Duchy of Holstein]] (now [[Germany]]), the natural son of Swenn Hans Jensen (1795–1855), the [[Mayor]] of the city of Kiel, later administrator ([[Landvogt]]) of the German/Danish island of [[Sylt]], who came of old patrician [[Frisia]]n stock. Jensen was the son-in-law of the [[journalist]] and writer Johann August Moritz Bruehl (1819–1877), the father-in-law of the [[historian]] and [[editor in chief|editor]] Eduard Heyck, the grandfather of the writer and poet Hans Heyck and the step grandfather to psychologist Narziß Ach.
Wilhelm Jensen was born at [[Heiligenhafen]] in the [[Duchy of Holstein]] (now Germany), the illegitimate son of Swenn Hans Jensen (1795–1855), the Mayor of the city of Kiel, later administrator ([[Landvogt]]) of the German/Danish island of [[Sylt]], who came of old patrician [[Frisia]]n stock. Wilhelm married [[Marie Jensen|Marie Brühl]] in May 1865 in [[Vienna]] and they had six children together. Jensen was the son-in-law of the journalist and writer Johann August Moritz Bruehl (1819–1877), the father-in-law of the historian and [[editor in chief|editor]] Eduard Heyck, [[botanist]] [[Carl Christian Mez]] and [[Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen]], the grandfather of the writer and poet Hans Heyck and the step grandfather to psychologist [[Narziß Ach]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}


After attending the classical schools at [[Kiel]] and [[Lübeck]], Jensen studied medicine at the universities of [[University of Kiel|Kiel]], [[University of Würzburg|Würzburg]], Jena and [[University of Breslau|Breslau]]. He, however, abandoned the medical profession for that of letters, and after engaging for some years in individual private study proceeded to [[Munich]], where he associated with men of letters. After a residence in [[Stuttgart]] (1865–1869), where for a short time he conducted the ''[[Schwabische Volks-Zeitung]]'' and became the lifelong friend of the writer Wilhelm Raabe, he became editor in [[Flensburg]] of the ''[[Norddeutsche Zeitung]]''. In 1872 he again returned to Kiel, lived from 1876 to 1888 in [[Freiburg im Breisgau]], and from 1888 until his death was a resident of Munich and St. Salvator near [[Prien]] on [[Lake Chiemsee]].
After attending the classical schools at [[Kiel]] and [[Lübeck]], Jensen studied medicine at the universities of [[University of Kiel|Kiel]], [[University of Würzburg|Würzburg]], Jena and [[University of Breslau|Breslau]]. He, however, abandoned the medical profession for that of writing, and after engaging for some years in individual private study proceeded to [[Munich]], where he associated with men of letters. After a residence in [[Stuttgart]] (1865–1869), where for a short time he conducted the ''[[Schwabische Volkszeitung]]'' and became the lifelong friend of the writer Wilhelm Raabe, he became editor in [[Flensburg]] of the ''[[Norddeutsche Zeitung]]''. In 1872 he again returned to Kiel, lived from 1876 to 1888 in [[Freiburg im Breisgau]], and from 1888 until his death was a resident of Munich and St. Salvator near [[Prien am Chiemsee|Prien]] on [[Lake Chiemsee]].<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Jensen, Wilhelm|volume=15|page=321}}</ref>


==Literary works==
==Literary works==
Jensen was perhaps the most fertile of German writers of fiction of his era, more than one hundred and fifty works having proceeded from his pen; but only comparatively few of them have caught the public taste; such as the novels, ''Karin von Schweden'' (Berlin, 1878); ''Die braune Erica'' (Berlin, 1868); and the tale, ''Die Pfeifer von Dusenbach, Eine Geschichte aus dem Elsass'' (1884). Among others may be mentioned: ''Barthenia'' (Berlin, 1877); ''Götz und Gisela'' (Berlin, 1886); ''Heimkunft'' (Dresden, 1894); ''Aus See und Sand'' (Dresden, 1897); ''Luv und Lee'' (Berlin, 1897); and the narratives, ''Aus den Tagen der Hansa'' (Leipzig, 1885); ''Aus stiller Zeit'' (Berlin, 1881–1885); and ''Heimat''. Jensen also published some tragedies, among which ''Dido'' (Berlin, 1870) and ''Der Kampf fürs Reich'' (Freiburg im Br., 1884) may be mentioned. Jensen was also a gifted poet. A collection of his poetry is contained in "Vom Morgen zum Abend" (1897).
Jensen was a prolific German writer of fiction, publishing more than one hundred and fifty works, but only comparatively few of them became popular, such as the novels, ''Karin von Schweden'' (Berlin, 1878); ''Die braune Erica'' (Berlin, 1868); and the tale, ''Die Pfeifer von Dusenbach, Eine Geschichte aus dem Elsass'' (1884). Others included: ''Barthenia'' (Berlin, 1877); ''Götz und Gisela'' (Berlin, 1886); ''Heimkunft'' (Dresden, 1894); ''Aus See und Sand'' (Dresden, 1897); ''Luv und Lee'' (Berlin, 1897); and the narratives, ''Aus den Tagen der Hansa'' (Leipzig, 1885); ''Aus stiller Zeit'' (Berlin, 1881–1885); and ''Heimat''. Jensen also published some tragedies, among them ''Dido'' (Berlin, 1870) and ''Der Kampf fürs Reich'' (Freiburg im Br., 1884).<ref name="EB1911"/> He was also a poet; a collection of his poetry is contained in "Vom Morgen zum Abend" (1897).{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} His output continued until the year of his death, with ''Fremdlinge under den Menschen''.<ref>{{Cite EB1922|wstitle=Jensen, Wilhelm|volume=31|page=658}}</ref>


Jensen is now chiefly remembered as the author of the novella "Gradiva", which attracted the attention of [[Sigmund Freud|Freud]]. Freud's analysis of this work (1907) is his longest interpretation of a literary work. It is available in English as [[Delusion and Dream in Jensen's Gradiva|''Delusion and Dream in Wilhelm Jensen´s "Gradiva"'']] (Reprint 1993).
Jensen is now remembered mainly as the author of the novella ''[[Gradiva (novel)|Gradiva]]''. [[Sigmund Freud]] published an analysis of this work during 1907.


==References==
==References==
* {{1911}}
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==External links==
* {{Gutenberg author | id=38171}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Wilhelm Hermann Jensen}}
* {{Librivox author |id=701}}

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Latest revision as of 21:38, 5 January 2024

For the Nobel Prize laureate Danish author, see Johannes Vilhelm Jensen.

Wilhelm Jensen
Born(1837-02-15)15 February 1837
Heiligenhafen, Holstein, German Confederation
Died24 November 1911(1911-11-24) (aged 74)
Munich, German Empire
Occupation(s)writer, poet
Notable workGradiva
SpouseMarie Brühl (1865–1911, his death)
Children6, among which Katharina, who married Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen.

Wilhelm Hermann Jensen (15 February 1837 – 24 November 1911) was a German writer and poet.

Biography

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Wilhelm Jensen was born at Heiligenhafen in the Duchy of Holstein (now Germany), the illegitimate son of Swenn Hans Jensen (1795–1855), the Mayor of the city of Kiel, later administrator (Landvogt) of the German/Danish island of Sylt, who came of old patrician Frisian stock. Wilhelm married Marie Brühl in May 1865 in Vienna and they had six children together. Jensen was the son-in-law of the journalist and writer Johann August Moritz Bruehl (1819–1877), the father-in-law of the historian and editor Eduard Heyck, botanist Carl Christian Mez and Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, the grandfather of the writer and poet Hans Heyck and the step grandfather to psychologist Narziß Ach.[citation needed]

After attending the classical schools at Kiel and Lübeck, Jensen studied medicine at the universities of Kiel, Würzburg, Jena and Breslau. He, however, abandoned the medical profession for that of writing, and after engaging for some years in individual private study proceeded to Munich, where he associated with men of letters. After a residence in Stuttgart (1865–1869), where for a short time he conducted the Schwabische Volkszeitung and became the lifelong friend of the writer Wilhelm Raabe, he became editor in Flensburg of the Norddeutsche Zeitung. In 1872 he again returned to Kiel, lived from 1876 to 1888 in Freiburg im Breisgau, and from 1888 until his death was a resident of Munich and St. Salvator near Prien on Lake Chiemsee.[1]

Literary works

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Jensen was a prolific German writer of fiction, publishing more than one hundred and fifty works, but only comparatively few of them became popular, such as the novels, Karin von Schweden (Berlin, 1878); Die braune Erica (Berlin, 1868); and the tale, Die Pfeifer von Dusenbach, Eine Geschichte aus dem Elsass (1884). Others included: Barthenia (Berlin, 1877); Götz und Gisela (Berlin, 1886); Heimkunft (Dresden, 1894); Aus See und Sand (Dresden, 1897); Luv und Lee (Berlin, 1897); and the narratives, Aus den Tagen der Hansa (Leipzig, 1885); Aus stiller Zeit (Berlin, 1881–1885); and Heimat. Jensen also published some tragedies, among them Dido (Berlin, 1870) and Der Kampf fürs Reich (Freiburg im Br., 1884).[1] He was also a poet; a collection of his poetry is contained in "Vom Morgen zum Abend" (1897).[citation needed] His output continued until the year of his death, with Fremdlinge under den Menschen.[2]

Jensen is now remembered mainly as the author of the novella Gradiva. Sigmund Freud published an analysis of this work during 1907.

References

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  1. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jensen, Wilhelm". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 321.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Jensen, Wilhelm" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 31 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 658.
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