Karl August von Heigel (25 March 1835 in

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– 6 September 1905), a German

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. In that city he received his early schooling and studied (1854–1858)

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. He was then appointed librarian to Prince Heinrich zu Carolath-Beuthen in Lower

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, and accompanied the nephew of the prince on travels. In 1863 be settled in Berlin, where from 1865 to 1875 he was engaged in journalism. He next resided at Munich, employed in literary work for the king,

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on the Lago di Garda, where he died on 6 September 1905. Karl von Heigel attained some popularity with his novels: * ''Wohin?'' (1873) * ''Die Dame ohne Herz'' (1873) * ''Das Geheimnis des Königs'' (1891) * ''Der Roman einer Stadt'' (1898) * ''Der Maharadschah'' (1900) * ''Die nervöse Frau'' (1900) * ''Die neuen Heiligen'' (1901) He also wrote some plays, notably ''Josephine Bonaparte'' (1892) and ''Die Zarin'' (1883); and several collections of short stories, ''Neue Erzählungen'' (1876), ''Neueste Novellen'' (1878), and ''Heitere Erzählungen'' (1893).

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Works by Karl August von Heigel in the State Library of Berlin

Online-Texts by Heigel (in German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heigel, Karl August von 1835 births 1905 deaths Writers from Munich Writers from the Kingdom of Bavaria German male novelists German male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German novelists 19th-century German dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German male writers