Richard Beer-Hofmann
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'''Richard Beer-Hofmann''' (born [[11 July]] [[1866]] in [[Vienna]] — died [[26 September]] [[1945]] in [[New York]]) was an [[Austria]]n [[dramatist]] and [[poet]].
After the early death of his mother, Beer-Hofmann was raised by his aunt's family in [[Brno]] and Vienna. In the 1880s he studied [[law]] in Vienna, receiving his [[doctorate]] in 1890. In the same year he became acquainted with the writers [[Hugo von Hofmannsthal]], [[Hermann Bahr]] and [[Arthur Schnitzler]], with whom he shared a long friendship. He consequently began his literary activities as a freelance writer.
At first Beer-Hofmann wrote [[novella]]s, later moving on to [[short stories]] and [[poetry]]. In the 1920s he worked as a [[theatre director]] for [[Max Reinhardt (theatre director)|Max Reinhardt]], a role which continued until 1932. In 1939 Beer-Hofmann emigrated from Austria, and travelled to New York via [[Zurich]]. Subsequently his works were banned in Austria and [[Germany]]. In 1945 he became an [[United States|American]] citizen, but died within the same year.
Beer-Hofmann's literary output consists primarily of novellas, dramas, and poems. It can be considered part of the literary current of the [[Wiener Moderne]]. Beer-Hofmann received several notable literary awards, including the [[Volksschillerpreis]] in 1905 in Germany and the award of the [[National Institute of Arts and Letters]] in 1945 in the [[United States]]. One year after his death the Beer-Hofmann Society was created in New York.
== Works ==
*''Novellen''
*''Der Tod Georgs''
*''Der Graf von Charolais''
*''Gedenkrede auf Wolfgang Amadée Mozart''
*Trilogy “Die Historie von König David” (uncompleted)
**''Jakobs Traum''
**''Der junge David''
*''Paula. Ein Fragment''
*''Verse''
*''Schlaflied für Mirjam''
== External links ==
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