1810-1876 DE, Berlin
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Adolf Glassbrenner (March 27, 1810 in Berlin – September 25, 1876 in Hamburg), was a German humorist and satirist, considered part of the Young Germany Movement.Glassbrenner was born in Berlin. After working for a short time in a merchant's office, he turned to journalism, and in 1831 edited Don Quixote, a periodical which was suppressed in 1833 owing to its revolutionary tendencies. He next, under the pseudonym Adolf Brennglas, published a series of pictures of Berlin life, under the titles Berlin wie es ist undtrinkt (thirty parts, with illustrations, 1833–1849), and Buntes Berlin (fourteen parts, with illustrations, Berlin, 1837–1858), and thus became the founder of a popular satirical literature associated with modern Berlin. In 1840 he married the actress Adele Peroni (1813–1895), and
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Altberliner Humor | Adolf Glaßbrenner | 1964 | Album |
Alt-Berlin | Adolf Glaßbrenner, Heinz Hilpert | Album |