Weigel, Hans, b. Vienna, May 29, 1908, d. Maria Enzersdorf (Lower Austria), Aug. 12, 1991. Theatre critic and writer. Life companion of E. Ott. Until 1938 worked in revue ensembles in Vienna, 1938-1945 in exile in Switzerland. 1946 began working as a highly respected theatre critic for "Neues Österreich" and "Kurier" and other papers. W. is considered to have discovered I. Bachmann and G. Fritsch. In his anthology series "Stimmen der Gegenwart", published 1951-1954, he furthered mainly young authors; as a language critic, he continued the tradition of Austrian authors with a sceptical attitude towards linguistic fads ("Die Leiden der jungen Wärter", 1974).
Weigel, Hans, b. Vienna, May 29, 1908, d. Maria Enzersdorf (Lower Austria), Aug. 12, 1991. Theatre critic and writer. Life companion of E. Ott. Until 1938 worked in revue ensembles in Vienna, 1938-1945 in exile in Switzerland. 1946 began working as a highly respected theatre critic for "Neues Österreich" and "Kurier" and other papers. W. is considered to have discovered I. Bachmann and G. Fritsch. In his anthology series "Stimmen der Gegenwart", published 1951-1954, he furthered mainly young authors; as a language critic, he continued the tradition of Austrian authors with a sceptical attitude towards linguistic fads ("Die Leiden der jungen Wärter", 1974).
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