- Gustav Heine von Geldern
Gustav Heine, Freiherr von Geldern (
June 18 ,1812 , Düsseldorf -November 15 ,1886 ,Vienna ) was a German-Austrianpublicist .He was the brother of
Heinrich Heine . On completing his preliminary education atHamburg he studied at the universities of Halle and Göttingen. He first engaged inagriculture , then inbusiness , and then entered theAustrian army , rising to the rank offirst lieutenant . In 1847 he founded in Vienna "Das Fremdenblatt", aperiodical that became the official organ of the Austrian Foreign Office. In 1867 theOrder of the Iron Crown of the third class was conferred upon Heine, and soon afterward he wasknight ed. In 1870 he was elevated to the rank ofFreiherr , with thecognomen Geldern, his mother's family name.One of his sons, Maximilian Heine, wrote under the name "Heldern", and was the author of the libretto to the operetta "Mirolan".
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