Background
Kopisch was born on the 26th of March 1799 in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland).
Kopisch was born on the 26th of March 1799 in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland).
In 1815 August Kopisch began studying painting at the Prague academy, but an injury to his hand damaged his prospects of success as an artist, and he turned to literature. After residences in Dresden and Vienna Kopisch proceeded in 1822 to Italy. In 1828 he settled at Berlin and was granted a pension by Frederick William IV of Prussia, who in 1838 conferred upon him the title of professor
In 1847 August Kopisch moved to Potsdam and wrote an account of royal residences there and in the neighborhood.