Richard Beer-Hofmann 2908264 224949328 2008-07-11T03:49:46Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other '''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 == * {{PND|118654756}} *{{gutenberg author|id=Richard_Beer_Hofmann|name=Richard Beer-Hofmann}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Beer-Hofmann, Richard}} [[Category:1866 births]] [[Category:1945 deaths]] [[Category:Austrian writers]] [[de:Richard Beer-Hofmann]] [[hu:Richard Beer-Hofmann]] [[ja:リヒャルト・ベーア=ホフマン]]