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

Biography

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

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)

Notes

    References

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