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Albert Wolff

1825 – 1891

French journalist

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Lived 1825 – 1891 (aged 65). Albert Wolff was a French and German journalist, playwright, writer, librettist, art critic and children's writer.

Albert Abraham Wolff (31 December 1825, Cologne – 22 December 1891, Paris), was a French writer, dramatist, journalist, and art critic who was born in Germany.

Biography

Wolff graduated from a trade school after teaching in Paris . This was followed by a degree in Bonn before he settled in Paris in 1857. There he worked as a secretary for Alexandre Dumas. From 1859 he was editor of Le Charivari under the pseudonym Charles Brassac. He moved to Le Figaro where he became a leading art critic and was later promoted to editor of the newspaper. His discussions of the Paris Salon had a great impact of the success of contemporary artists. Wolff supported academic painting, with Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier as one of his favourite artists. Moreover he was intensively connected with contemporary French artists, a. o. the painters of the Barbizon School who he visited and interviewed frequently. In his publication of 1886: 'Notes upon certain Masters of the XIX century' Wolff described the French painters whose pictures were exhibited on the exhibition 'Cent Chefs-d'Oeuvres: the Choiche of the French Private Galleries', in Paris, 1883. Wolff opposed Impressionism, although occasionally he praised individual works from this school. He also published detailed observations of Paris in several books and wrote several novels and stage plays. Politically, he opposed antisemitism.

He is buried in cimetière du Père-Lachaise (96th division).

Works Mémoires de Thérésa, écrits par elle-même, 1865 Mémoires du boulevard, 1866 Deux empereurs (1870-1871), 1871 Le Tyrol et la Carinthie, mœurs, paysages, légendes, 1872 Victorien Sardou et l'Oncle Sam, avec les documents relatifs à la suppression de la pièce, 1874 Mémoires d'un Parisien : Voyages à travers le monde, 1884 Mémoires d'un Parisien : La Haute-Noce, 1885 Mémoires d'un Parisien : L'Écume de Paris, 1885 Mémoires d'un Parisien : La Gloire à Paris, 1886 La Capitale de l'art, Paris, 1886 Mémoires d'un Parisien : La gloriole, 1888 Figaro-Salon, de 1885 à 1891 Cent chefs-d'œuvre des collections parisiennes, 1888 Theatre Un homme du sud, à-propos burlesque mixed with distincts, with Henri Rochefort, Paris, théâtre du Palais-Royal, 31 août 1862 Le Dernier Couplet, comédie en 1 acte, Paris, théâtre du Vaudeville, 8 novembre 1862 Les Mystères de l'Hôtel des ventes, comédie-vaudeville en 3 actes, avec Henri Rochefort, Paris, théâtre du Palais-Royal, 27 juin 1863 Les Mémoires de Réséda, souvenirs contemporains, avec Henri Rochefort et Ernest Blum, Paris, théâtre du Palais-Royal, 4 mai 1865 Les Thugs à Paris, revue mêlée de chant, en 3 actes, avec Eugène Grangé, Paris, théâtre des Variétés, 20 novembre 1866 Les Points noirs, comédie en 1 acte, Paris, théâtre du Palais-Royal, 17 avril 1870 Paris en actions, revue en 3 actes, avec Raoul Toché, Paris, théâtre des Nouveautés, 15 décembre 1879 Les Parfums de Paris, revue en 12 tableaux, avec Raoul Toché, Paris, théâtre des Nouveautés, 18 décembre 1880 L'Alouette, comédie en 1 acte, avec Edmond Gondinet, Paris, théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique, 14 février 1881 La Vente de Tata, vaudeville en 3 actes, avec Alfred Hennequin, Paris, théâtre des Nouveautés, 15 septembre 1881 Egmont, drame lyrique en 4 actes, avec Albert Millaud, musique de Gaston Salvayre, Paris, théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique, 6 décembre 1886 Varia Notice biographique publiée en préface des Notes d'un musicien en voyage de Jacques Offenbach, Paris, 1877 Texte en ligne Correspondance entre Albert Wolff et Marie-Lise B. : un amour romantique, Paris : La Pensée universelle, 1985

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Bonn
Positions held
Editor-in-chief
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Albert Abraham Wolff

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Albert Wolff?

French journalist (1825-1891)

When was Albert Wolff born?

Albert Wolff was born on 31 December 1825 in Cologne.

When did Albert Wolff die?

Albert Wolff died on 22 December 1891 in Paris.

What was Albert Wolff's occupation?

Albert Wolff was a journalist, playwright, writer, librettist, art critic and children's writer.

What nationality was Albert Wolff?

Albert Wolff was French and German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Albert Wolff

· Wikidata: Q95971

· DBpedia: Albert Wolff (journalist)

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