Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Großmann (30 November 1746, Berlin; 20 May 1796, Hanover) was a German actor, writer, and stage director. He wrote the text of the famous operatic Schauspiel mit Gesang Adelheit von Veltheim, with music by Christian Gottlob Neefe ( Frankfurt 1780).

In 1778, he became director of the Prince Elector Archbishop of Cologne court theatre in Bonn. In 1784, he set up a theatre company, with which he toured several places in Germany and finally stayed in Hanover.

Further reading

• Günther Hansen (1966), "Großmann, Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 7, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 156–157; ( full text online)
• Joseph Kürschner (1879), " Großmann, Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 9, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 752–756
• Rüppel, Michael (2010). Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Grossmann 1743-1796 : eine Epoche deutscher Theater- und Kulturgeschichte (in German). Hannover: Wehrhahn. ISBN  978-3-86525-120-6. OCLC  660822094.
• Fischer, Axel (1996). "Sind die Kerls, die Komödianten rasend?" Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Grossmann und das hannoversche Hoftheater im 18. Jahrhundert (in German). Hannover: Niedersächs. Staatstheater. ISBN  3-931266-03-6. OCLC  243842932.
• Maurer, Doris (1990). Dokumente zur Bonner Theatergeschichte, 1778-1784 : Hoftheater unter Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Grossmann und Karoline Grossmann (in German). Bonn: Bouvier. ISBN  3-416-80577-1. OCLC  22345996.

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