Anton Wildgans

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Anton Wildgans
Born	17 April 1881  Vienna
Died	3 May 1932  (aged 51) Mödling

Anton Wildgans (17 April 1881 – 3 May 1932) was an Austrian poet and playwright. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.^[1]

Born in Vienna, Wildgans studied law at the University of Vienna, from 1900 to 1909,^[2] and then practiced as an examining magistrate (Untersuchungsrichter) from 1909 to 1911, before devoting himself to writing full-time.^[3]

His works, in which realism, neo-romanticism and expressionism mingle, focus on the drama of daily life.

He twice served as director of Vienna's Burgtheater, in 1921–1922 and 1930–1931.^[3]

One of his teachers was the Austrian Jewish philosopher Wilhelm Jerusalem.^[4] Wildgans was the mentor of writer Albert Drach.

Wildgans died in Mödling. The Wildganshof, a residential development in the 3rd District of Vienna, is named after him.

• Armut ("Poverty"), drama, 1914
• Liebe ("Love"), drama, 1916
• Dies Iræ, drama, 1918
• Sämtliche Werke ("Complete Works"), 1948. Historical-critical edition in 8 volumes edited by Lilly Wildgans with the collaboration of Otto Rommel. Vienna/Salzburg: Gemeinschaftsverlag Bellaria/Pustet, 1948

• Works by or about Anton Wildgans at the Internet Archive
• Works by Anton Wildgans at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)

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