 He was a member of the "Unsinnsgesellschaft" ("Nonsense Society") from 1817, a group of painters, actors and writers who participated in revelries ostensibly devoted to the god "Insanius" (Unsinn).From 1823, he also belonged to a secret society "", named after a play by Adam Oehlenschläger.Although apparently a benign social club, it was banned in 1826 for "endangering the state".