Leopold Feldmann

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Leopold Feldmann (22 May 1802, in Munich, Bavaria – 26 March 1882, in Vienna) was a German-Austrian dramatist.

Biography[edit]

In 1835 appeared his Lays of Hell (German: Höllenlieder). Next came the comedy The Son on His Travels (German: Der Sohn auf Reisen), which made a brilliant success at Munich. After five years in travel, chiefly in Greece, as correspondent of the Allgemeine Zeitung, in 1850 he settled in Vienna for life.

Works[edit]

His comedies were very popular in their day. Among them are:

  • Free Choice (German: Die freie Wahl)
  • Sweetheart's Portrait (German: Das Porträt der Geliebten)
  • The Late Countess (German: Die selige Gräfin)
  • The Comptroller and His Daughter (German: Der Rechnungsrat und seine Töchter)

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References[edit]

  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainRines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Feldmann, Leopold" . Encyclopedia Americana.