Arthur Seidl (8 June 1863 – 11 April 1928) was a German writer, journalist, teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory and Dramaturg at the Hoftheater Dessau. Born in Munich, Seidl studied at the universities of Munich, Tübingen, Berlin and

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, completing his studies with a doctor's degree. During his studies, he also learned to play cello and piano in Munich and

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, and was interested in composition. Seidl worked as a journalist for papers such as ', ''Die Moderne'', ''

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'' and ''Neueste Hamburger Nachrichten''. From 1898 to 1899 he was at the

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and won a reputation as a Wagner scholar. From 1903 he was

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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

* ''Zur Geschichte des Erhabenheitsbegriffes seit Kant'' (1889)

Literature

* Ludwig Frankenstein: ''Arthur Seidl. Ein Lebensabriß''. Bosse, Regensburg 1913 {{DEFAULTSORT:Seidl, Arthur 19th-century German writers 19th-century German male writers 20th-century German writers Dramaturges 1863 births 1928 deaths