Schulte vom Brühl, Walther (pseudonym, own name Schulte-Heuthaus, Walther)

Writer, journalist, illustrator

Born: 16.01.1858 in Gräfrath (near Solingen)

Died: 04.06.1921 in Neckarsteinach (near Heidelberg)

Schulte vom Brühl took over the Wiesbadener Tagblatt (WT) as editor-in-chief in 1889 and turned the advertising paper into Wiesbaden's most widely read daily newspaper. Before moving to Wiesbaden, he had worked as an editor at the prestigious "Didaskalia" (feature section of the "Frankfurter Journal") since 1885. Like most of his professional colleagues in the 19th century, Schulte vom Brühl had not studied journalism; he only touched on his original career goal of "chemistry" in order to turn to the study of literature and art history as well as painting and soon began writing.

During his time as editorial director and feature writer for the WT, which ended with his retirement in 1912, he also remained a prolific writer. His novels "Der Marschallstab", "Frühlings-Evangelium", "Die Revolutzer", "Der Meister", "Silberne Schalen", "Die Ohnehosen", and "Das Jahr des Irrtums", among others, were widely read at the time. He devoted a large chapter to his time in Wiesbaden in his autobiography "Six Decades", published in 1918. Particularly noteworthy are the descriptions of the Wiesbaden theater and the often amusing depictions of his encounters with well-known Wiesbaden personalities.

Schulte vom Brühl's talent as a draughtsman can be seen in the wall calendars he designed for the WT and the numerous bookplates he created.

The Solingen City Archive holds his estate.