Friedrich Haase

Friedrich Haase (1 November 1827 – 17 March 1911) was a prominent German actor and theatre director.

He was born in Berlin, the son of a valet to King Frederick William IV, who was his godfather.

Haase trained under Ludwig Tieck and made his first appearance in 1846 in Weimar.

He later performed in Prague (1849–1851), under Eduard Devrient in Karlsruhe (1852–1855), and Saint Petersburg (1860–1866).

[1] He was awarded the prestigious Iffland-Ring in 1878 by Theodor Döring and much the legend of the ring's origin goes back to Haase.