Knowledge

Korfiz Holm

Source 📝

31: 313:
into which Holm's mother marched while, armed with a list of possible "art publishers" compiled by her son, she sought out a publisher for some illustrated poems that her son had produced. (The illustrations had been produced by one of her own contacts in the Munich arts world.) Joseph Albert's large brass name plate, including the name "Albert", dominated the various signs by the entrance It seems probable that the publisher of "
321:, had his office on a higher floor in the same building. In any event, shortly after publishing some of Holm's poems, Langen agreed that the young man could help him, starting on 1 October 1896, as an unpaid internee. The interneeship quickly became a paid job. Langen himself had married the nineteen year-old 312:
in the first place only because of confusion on the part of his mother between the art publisher "Josef Albert" and the magazine publisher "Albert Langen". Josef Albert seems to have been a printer of then fashionable coloured post cards. His premises only occupied the ground floor of the building
377:
Korfiz Holm was the author of novels, short stories, poems and stage plays. His work can be classified as entertainment literature. He also published several engaging autobiographical volumes and shorter pieces about his childhood and years as a young man in Munich. He also translated works of
325:
in 1896, after which it seems that Holm was encouraged to take more responsibility within the business. By 1898 Korfiz Holm had gained his employer's confidence to the point at which he became a "Prokurist", contractually authorised to sign off certain agreements on behalf of Langen's publishing
244:
viewed the whole business of school gymnastics with intense dislike, but could on occasion be persuaded to compromise his principals to the extent of touching the horizontal exercise bars with his fingertips, while casting a look of withering contempt at the equipment. When it came to the more
253:
was, according to school reports, an adequately committed pupil; and while the school authorities refused to view his conduct in gymnastics classes with complete equanimity, Mann's rebellious aversion to organised exercise did not prevent a friendship from forming with his schoolboy "gymnastics
361:
In 1918 or 1919 Holm became one of three co-owners of the Albert Langen publishing business. A further significant change in the ownership structure came about in 1932 when the Langen publishing business was merged with the Georg Müller publishing business. Holm remained in post as
738:. According to the Julian calendar Korfiz Holm was born on 9 August 1872. However, it was in Germany that he received his university-level education and then built his career. Most of the accessible sources about his life are in western languages. For the reduction of confusion, the 357:
Meanwhile, in 1899 Korfiz Holm married the young widow Augusta "Annie" Ziemann (1872-1942), thereby instantly acquiring three step-children. Edith Holm (1901-1978), the couple's fourth child, was born a couple of years following the marriage in Munich.
285:, intending to stay for a year as part of his degree course. As matters turned out, Munich would remain his home city for the rest of his life, though it is not clear that he ever completed his degree. Soon after arriving in Munich he enrolled as an 208:, but most make no mention of this. If there was a period in Moscow it was almost certainly brief, and probably connected with his father's business as the director of a railway company: by the time his father died, in 1895, Diedrich Holm was in 212:, a large industrial far to the south of Moscow. In 1885 his parents separated, however. After the divorce, which appears to have followed only in 1890 when his father wished to marry someone else, he moved with his mother to briefly to 1031: 800: 1130: 1235: 751:
Source are silent as to the identity of the other two co-owners, implying that they were probably brought in as investors, content to leave Korfiz Holm to manage the business.
1180: 974:. Druck von Gebrüder Borches G.m.b.H. (prinet edition 1907) & Düsseldorf : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (Electronic Edition 2013). p. 72 1200: 1175: 236:
that he completed the final two years of his schooling. A contemporary at the school (actually nearly three years younger than Holm) was
865: 290: 254:
coach". Later, when they were all grown up and Holm had joined a publishing business, he intervened to help Mann obtain work with the
189:(1845-1912: sometimes identified in sources by her maiden name as Maria von Hedenström), was the daughter of a Protestant pastor from 1190: 1185: 826: 297:
over a reduced duration of just one year, provided they agreed to pay their own costs in respect of equipment, food and clothing.
938: 282: 99: 342:
were published. Together, Langen and Holm evidently made formidable team: business was booming. In April 1909, however,
742:
version of his birth date is preferred here. According to the Gregorian calendar Korfiz Holm was born on 21 August 1872.
265:
Holm was already 21 during the early summer of 1894 when, at a slightly older age than was conventional, he passed his
967: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1054: 1220: 1141:, Riga (printed) & Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu (National Library of Estonia), Tallinn. 8 August 1942. p. 3 1138: 382:, still regarded as classics of their kind, found a particularly welcoming resonance with critics and readers. 1230: 278: 95: 322: 197: 185:, where his father Diedrich Eduard Holm (1846–95) worked as a railway company director. His mother, 1225: 892:"Thomas Mann: Life as a Work of Art. A Biography .... Childhood and school days .... Fellow students" 366:) of the combined publishing firm "Albert Langen — Georg Müller Verlag GmbH" till his death in 1942. 266: 968:"Die Abiturienten des Katharineums zu Lübeck (Gymnasium und Realgymnasium) von Ostern 1807 bis 1907" 1195: 1026: 795: 540: 240:. During their time at the school, Holm was assigned to help out as "Mann's gymnastics coach". 81: 790: 786: 791:"Holm, Korfiz: Schriftsteller und Verleger, * 21.8.1872 Riga, † 5.8.1942 München. (evangelisch)" 994: 891: 731: 59: 1116: 1001:. Albert Langen / Georg Müller, München & Hille & Partner (Projekt Gutenberg), Hamburg 923: 339: 308:
in April of that year. According to a story he later liked to relate, Holm had come across
1170: 1165: 1062:
Autographen und Dokumente aus den Mappen des Dichters und Verlegers Korfiz Holm (1872-1942)
8: 739: 286: 250: 1104: 911: 664: 654: 548: 1022:"Langen, Albert: Verleger, * 8.7.1869 Antwerpen, † 30.4.1909 München. (evangelisch)" 335: 1021: 294: 193:: she achieved a measure of notability on her own account as a poet and novelist. 735: 566: 728: 724: 314: 301: 259: 178: 166:(21 August 1872 - 5 August 1942 was a German publisher, translator and author. 63: 378:
literature into German from Russian, French and Danish. His translations of
121:
Augusta "Annie" Ziemann (born Karoline Friederike Auguste Schleich: 1870–1942)
1159: 1032:
Historische Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (HiKo)
889: 801:
Historische Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (HiKo)
720: 604: 594: 576: 536: 526: 516: 379: 343: 327: 318: 309: 305: 274: 221: 204:. At least one source refers to part of his childhood having been spent in 347: 331: 246: 245:
obviously cerebral aspects of the school curriculum, the future creator of
84: 30: 1084: 719:
At the time if his birth the government was pursuing an active policy of
694: 684: 674: 644: 634: 624: 614: 241: 237: 225: 186: 147: 995:"Wie ich zu Albert Langen kam und Björnstjerne Björnson kennen lernte" 1085:"Verlag Albert Langen .... Albert Langen — Georg Müller Verlag GmbH" 233: 217: 936: 369:
Korfiz Holm died in Munich after a long illness on 5 August 1942.
896:
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955, Novelists, German 20th century Biography
209: 293:, under a scheme which permitted applicants to undertake their 255: 213: 205: 190: 77: 1082: 959: 857: 727:, dates in official records in what was, at that time, the 300:
His first published poems appeared in the weekly magazine "
201: 182: 55: 965: 496:
Ludwig Thoma und Olaf Gulbransson – wie ich sie erlebte
350:. After 1909 Holm managed the business as a trustee ( 1236:
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the German Empire
601:, Berlin 1933 (translated jointly with Alfons Schultz) 890:
Hermann Kurzke (author); Leslie Wilson (translator).
422:
Die Sünden der Väter und andere ironische Geschichten
1064:. Autographen & Bücher Eberhard Köstler, Tutzing 16:
German publisher, translator and author (1872–1942)
304:" in 1896. The new magazine had been launched by 1157: 326:business. During the next few years titles by 1083:Olaf Simons (author-compiler) (February 2017). 785: 1091:. Dr. Olaf Simons i.A. Forschungszentrum Gotha 1052: 1019: 1181:Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni 885: 883: 852: 850: 848: 939:"Auszug aus: Thomas Mann Chronik 1882 -1894" 1123: 992: 937:Gert Heine; Paul Schommer von Klostermann. 930: 824: 723:, which meant that even for members of the 509: 291:Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment 880: 845: 820: 818: 781: 779: 777: 775: 773: 771: 769: 767: 29: 521:Ja, die Frauenzimmer! und andere Novellen 1046: 966:Prof. Dr. Hermann Genzken (March 1907). 273:. He enrolled to study for a degree in 1201:20th-century German publishers (people) 1076: 1013: 815: 764: 144:Diedrich Eduard Holm (1846–95) (father) 1158: 866:Baltische Historische Kommission (BHK) 833:. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München 1135:(see right hand column half-way down) 1089:Datenbank Schrift und Bildn 1900-1960 619:Ein Verbrechen und andere Geschichten 385: 175:Diedrich Heinrich Corfitz/Korfiz Holm 49:Diedrich Heinrich Corfitz/Korfiz Holm 1176:Humboldt University of Berlin alumni 986: 13: 346:died as a deferred consequence of 281:. That same year he moved on to 14: 1247: 549:Fedor M. Dostoevskij (Dostoevsky) 1191:20th-century German male writers 1186:19th-century German male writers 1053:Dirk Heißerer. (February 2008). 862:Baltisches biografisches Lexikon 734:. were still recorded using the 609:Die schönsten Kosakengeschichten 745: 649:Zigeuner und andere Geschichten 1055:"Korfiz Holm – Ein Lebensbild" 713: 289:for military service with the 224:. It was at the prestigious 1: 758: 228:"humanistic secondary school" 390: 198:Gymnasium (secondary school) 196:Holm attended school at the 7: 1139:Deutsche Zeitung im Ostland 1034:, München. pp. 574–575 803:, München. pp. 546–547 502:Das Kopierbuch Korfiz Holms 258:-based satirical magazine " 10: 1252: 466:Das Mädchen aus der Fremde 148:Maria "Mia" von Hedenström 725:German speaking community 679:Das Ende eines Zeitalters 537:Anton P. Čechov (Chekhov) 527:Anton P. Čechov (Chekhov) 517:Anton P. Čechov (Chekhov) 271:- school graduation exam) 137: 125: 117: 105: 91: 70: 44: 28: 21: 1216:Translators from Russian 1027:Neue Deutsche Biographie 831:Autorinnen & Autoren 796:Neue Deutsche Biographie 706: 695:Lev N. Tolstoj (Tolstoy) 685:Lev N. Tolstoj (Tolstoy) 675:Lev N. Tolstoj (Tolstoy) 510:translations into German 372: 352:"Kurator" / "Treuhänder" 287:"Einjährig-Freiwilliger" 1211:Translators from French 1206:Translators from Danish 1131:"Korfiz Holm gestorben" 1020:Ernestine Koch (1982). 478:Mehr Glück als Verstand 323:Dagny Bjørnson Sautreau 169: 132:and three step-children 129:Edith Holm (1901-1978) 999:ich – kleingeschrieben 732:Governorate of Livonia 645:Maksim Gor'kij (Gorky) 635:Maksim Gor'kij (Gorky) 625:Maksim Gor'kij (Gorky) 615:Maksim Gor'kij (Gorky) 472:Ich – kleingeschrieben 362:"Mitgeschäftsführer" ( 179:German speaking family 1221:Translators to German 946:Thomas Mann-Biografie 898:. Library of Congress 490:Vom Lauser zum Leiber 340:Verner von Heidenstam 993:Korfiz Holm (1932). 364:loosely, "Joint-CEO" 150:(1845-1912) (mother) 82:Munich-Upper Bavaria 858:"Holm, Maria (Mia)" 531:Schatten des Todes! 1231:People from Lübeck 1115:has generic name ( 922:has generic name ( 740:Gregorian calendar 386:Output (selection) 216:and from there to 825:Dr. Peter Czoik. 669:Strand des Lebens 665:Gunnar Gunnarsson 655:Gunnar Gunnarsson 605:Nikolaj V. Gogol' 595:Nikolaj V. Gogol' 581:Ausgewählte Werke 577:Nikolaj V. Gogol' 571:Logik des Herzens 454:Marys großes Herz 283:Munich University 279:Berlin University 157: 156: 1243: 1226:People from Riga 1151: 1150: 1148: 1146: 1127: 1121: 1120: 1114: 1110: 1108: 1100: 1098: 1096: 1080: 1074: 1073: 1071: 1069: 1059: 1050: 1044: 1043: 1041: 1039: 1017: 1011: 1010: 1008: 1006: 990: 984: 983: 981: 979: 963: 957: 956: 954: 952: 943: 934: 928: 927: 921: 917: 915: 907: 905: 903: 887: 878: 877: 875: 873: 854: 843: 842: 840: 838: 822: 813: 812: 810: 808: 783: 752: 749: 743: 717: 484:Farbiger Abglanz 428:Thomas Kerkhoven 295:military service 267:"Reifeprüfung" ( 187:Maria "Mia" Holm 177:was born into a 33: 19: 18: 1251: 1250: 1246: 1245: 1244: 1242: 1241: 1240: 1196:German printers 1156: 1155: 1154: 1144: 1142: 1129: 1128: 1124: 1112: 1111: 1102: 1101: 1094: 1092: 1081: 1077: 1067: 1065: 1057: 1051: 1047: 1037: 1035: 1018: 1014: 1004: 1002: 991: 987: 977: 975: 964: 960: 950: 948: 941: 935: 931: 919: 918: 909: 908: 901: 899: 888: 881: 871: 869: 856: 855: 846: 836: 834: 823: 816: 806: 804: 787:Herbert Göpfert 784: 765: 761: 756: 755: 750: 746: 736:Julian calendar 718: 714: 709: 704: 567:Robert de Flers 512: 507: 460:Herz ist Trumpf 393: 388: 375: 269:"Matriculation" 226:"Katharineum" ( 172: 153: 130: 112: 110: 98: 92:Alma mater 87: 75: 66: 53: 51: 50: 40: 39: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1249: 1239: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1153: 1152: 1122: 1075: 1045: 1012: 985: 958: 929: 920:|author1= 879: 844: 814: 762: 760: 757: 754: 753: 744: 711: 710: 708: 705: 703: 702: 701:, München 1904 692: 691:, München 1905 682: 681:, München 1906 672: 671:, München 1936 662: 661:, Leipzig 1933 652: 651:, München 1903 642: 641:, München 1905 632: 631:, München 1906 622: 621:, München 1902 612: 611:, München 1918 602: 592: 591: 590: 587: 574: 573:, München 1902 564: 563: 562: 559: 546: 534: 533:, München 1902 524: 523:, München 1901 513: 511: 508: 506: 505: 499: 498:, München 1953 493: 492:, München 1942 487: 486:, München 1940 481: 475: 474:, München 1932 469: 468:, München 1926 463: 462:, München 1918 457: 456:, München 1913 451: 450:, München 1911 445: 444: 443: 440: 431: 430:, München 1906 425: 424:, München 1905 419: 418:, München 1901 413: 412:, München 1901 407: 406:, München 1900 401: 398:Schloß Übermut 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 374: 371: 336:Marcel Prévost 315:Simplicissimus 302:Simplicissimus 260:Simplicissimus 171: 168: 155: 154: 152: 151: 145: 141: 139: 135: 134: 127: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 107: 103: 102: 93: 89: 88: 76: 72: 68: 67: 54: 52:21 August 1872 48: 46: 42: 41: 35: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1248: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1163: 1161: 1140: 1136: 1132: 1126: 1118: 1113:|author= 1106: 1090: 1086: 1079: 1063: 1056: 1049: 1033: 1029: 1028: 1023: 1016: 1000: 996: 989: 973: 972:Lfd. No. 1008 969: 962: 947: 940: 933: 925: 913: 897: 893: 886: 884: 868:. p. 336 867: 863: 859: 853: 851: 849: 832: 828: 827:"Korfiz Holm" 821: 819: 802: 798: 797: 792: 788: 782: 780: 778: 776: 774: 772: 770: 768: 763: 748: 741: 737: 733: 730: 726: 722: 721:Russification 716: 712: 700: 699:Vierzig Jahre 696: 693: 690: 686: 683: 680: 676: 673: 670: 666: 663: 660: 659:Die Eidbrüder 656: 653: 650: 646: 643: 640: 636: 633: 630: 626: 623: 620: 616: 613: 610: 606: 603: 600: 596: 593: 589:vol. 2 (1924) 588: 586:vol. 1 (1924) 585: 584: 582: 578: 575: 572: 568: 565: 561:vol. 2 (1905) 560: 558:vol. 1 (1905) 557: 556: 554: 553:Ein Werdender 550: 547: 545:, Paris 1897 544: 543: 542:Ein Zweikampf 538: 535: 532: 528: 525: 522: 518: 515: 514: 504:, Berne 1989 503: 500: 497: 494: 491: 488: 485: 482: 480:, Berlin 1936 479: 476: 473: 470: 467: 464: 461: 458: 455: 452: 449: 446: 442:vol. 2 (1910) 441: 439:vol. 1 (1910) 438: 437: 435: 432: 429: 426: 423: 420: 417: 414: 411: 408: 405: 402: 400:, Paris 1898 399: 396: 395: 383: 381: 370: 367: 365: 359: 355: 353: 349: 345: 344:Albert Langen 341: 337: 333: 329: 328:Heinrich Mann 324: 320: 319:Albert Langen 316: 311: 307: 306:Albert Langen 303: 298: 296: 292: 288: 284: 280: 276: 275:Jurisprudence 272: 270: 263: 261: 257: 252: 248: 243: 239: 235: 231: 229: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 194: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 167: 165: 161: 149: 146: 143: 142: 140: 136: 133: 128: 124: 120: 116: 108: 106:Occupation(s) 104: 101: 97: 94: 90: 86: 83: 79: 74:5 August 1942 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 47: 43: 38: 32: 27: 20: 1143:. Retrieved 1134: 1125: 1093:. Retrieved 1088: 1078: 1066:. Retrieved 1061: 1048: 1036:. Retrieved 1025: 1015: 1003:. Retrieved 998: 988: 976:. Retrieved 971: 961: 949:. Retrieved 945: 932: 900:. Retrieved 895: 870:. Retrieved 861: 835:. Retrieved 830: 805:. Retrieved 794: 747: 715: 698: 689:Über die Ehe 688: 678: 668: 658: 648: 639:Ein Vagabund 638: 628: 618: 608: 598: 580: 570: 552: 541: 530: 520: 501: 495: 489: 483: 477: 471: 465: 459: 453: 447: 433: 427: 421: 416:Mesalliancen 415: 409: 403: 397: 376: 368: 363: 360: 356: 351: 348:Otitis media 332:Henrik Ibsen 299: 268: 264: 247:Buddenbrooks 227: 195: 174: 173: 164:Corfitz Holm 163: 159: 158: 131: 37:Holm in 1905 36: 1171:1942 deaths 1166:1872 births 599:Der Revisor 434:Die Tochter 242:Thomas Mann 238:Thomas Mann 160:Korfiz Holm 23:Korfiz Holm 1160:Categories 759:References 583:, München 555:, München 436:, München 410:Die Könige 251:Zauberberg 113:Translator 111:Publisher 448:Hundstage 391:as author 1145:11 April 1105:cite web 1095:11 April 1068:11 April 1038:11 April 1005:11 April 978:10 April 951:10 April 912:cite web 902:10 April 872:10 April 837:10 April 807:10 April 789:(1972). 126:Children 729:Russian 222:Germany 210:Saratov 138:Parents 85:Germany 60:Livonia 629:Spleen 404:Arbeit 310:Langen 256:Munich 234:Lübeck 218:Lübeck 214:Munich 206:Moscow 191:Sweden 162:(also 118:Spouse 109:Writer 100:Munich 96:Berlin 78:Munich 64:Russia 1058:(PDF) 942:(PDF) 707:Notes 380:Gogol 373:Works 1147:2021 1117:help 1097:2021 1070:2021 1040:2021 1007:2021 980:2021 953:2021 924:help 904:2021 874:2021 839:2021 809:2021 338:and 249:and 232:in 202:Riga 183:Riga 170:Life 71:Died 56:Riga 45:Born 354:). 317:", 277:at 262:". 220:in 200:in 181:in 1162:: 1137:. 1133:. 1109:: 1107:}} 1103:{{ 1087:. 1060:. 1030:. 1024:. 997:. 970:. 944:. 916:: 914:}} 910:{{ 894:. 882:^ 864:. 860:. 847:^ 829:. 817:^ 799:. 793:. 766:^ 697:: 687:: 677:: 667:: 657:: 647:: 637:: 627:: 617:: 607:: 597:: 579:: 569:: 551:: 539:: 529:: 519:: 334:, 330:, 80:, 62:, 58:, 1149:. 1119:) 1099:. 1072:. 1042:. 1009:. 982:. 955:. 926:) 906:. 876:. 841:. 811:. 230:)

Index


Riga
Livonia
Russia
Munich
Munich-Upper Bavaria
Germany
Berlin
Munich
Maria "Mia" von Hedenström
German speaking family
Riga
Maria "Mia" Holm
Sweden
Gymnasium (secondary school)
Riga
Moscow
Saratov
Munich
Lübeck
Germany
"Katharineum" ("humanistic secondary school")
Lübeck
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Buddenbrooks
Zauberberg
Munich
Simplicissimus
"Reifeprüfung" ("Matriculation" - school graduation exam)

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.