I mean, I am definitely coming out of this with a MUCH better opinion of Nicolai than Zimmermann ...not... that this... would be hard exactly, but still!
D'Argens and Nicolai did team up in Fritz' life time to get him to make Moses Mendelsohn (one of the greatest philosophers of his time, the model for Lessing's Nathan the Wise, grandfather of Felix the composer) an Academy member. No dice. However, they did get Fritz to provide Mendelsohn with a Schutzbrief (given the shaky legal status of Jews, very important to have).
this is neat to know, thank you! Go D'Argens and Nicolai, even if Fritz was... Fritz :P
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Re: More Nicolai
Date: 2021-02-20 06:27 pm (UTC)D'Argens and Nicolai did team up in Fritz' life time to get him to make Moses Mendelsohn (one of the greatest philosophers of his time, the model for Lessing's Nathan the Wise, grandfather of Felix the composer) an Academy member. No dice. However, they did get Fritz to provide Mendelsohn with a Schutzbrief (given the shaky legal status of Jews, very important to have).
this is neat to know, thank you! Go D'Argens and Nicolai, even if Fritz was... Fritz :P