author
Johann Konrad Friederich
1789–1858
A restless 19th-century German writer, soldier, and adventurer, he turned a turbulent life into vivid books and memoirs. Writing under names like Carl Strahlheim and Karl F. Fröhlich, he left behind colorful accounts that later readers valued as lively portraits of his era.
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Vierzig Jahre aus dem Leben eines Toten. Band 3 Hinterlassene Papiere eines französisch-deutschen Offiziers
by Johann Konrad Friederich
Vierzig Jahre aus dem Leben eines Toten. Band 1 Hinterlassene Papiere eines französisch-deutschen Offiziers
by Johann Konrad Friederich
Vierzig Jahre aus dem Leben eines Toten. Band 2 Hinterlassene Papiere eines französisch-deutschen Offiziers
by Johann Konrad Friederich
About the author
Born in Frankfurt am Main on December 5, 1789, Johann Konrad Friederich was a German writer whose life reached far beyond the desk. Reliable biographical sources describe him not only as an author, but also as an officer and adventurer, with a career shaped by the political upheavals of his time.
He also wrote under pseudonyms including Carl Strahlheim and Karl F. Fröhlich. His works and memoirs drew on firsthand experience, and later reference sources noted that, even allowing for some exaggeration, they are valued as vivid cultural and historical testimony from the period.
Friederich died in Le Havre on May 1, 1858. Though he is not widely known today, his unusual life and energetic writing give him a special place among lesser-known German authors of the early 19th century.