Halm, Friedrich Pseudonym für Eligius Franz Joseph Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen#
Halm, Friedrich ( real name: Baron Eligius Franz Joseph von Muench-Bellinghausen), b. Krakow, Poland (then Krakau), April 2, 1806, d. Vienna, May 22, 1871, dramatist, narrator, poet. In 1840 member of the Lower Austrian Council of Government, in 1845 curator and from 1867 prefect of the Court Library. From 1861 member of the Upper Chamber of the Reichsrat, 1867-1870 artistic director of both Viennese Court Theatres. successful especially as a dramatist, although his dramatic works often appear artificial and imitative when compared to his entertaining realistic novellas.
Works#
dramas: Griseldis, 1837; Der Sohn der Wildniss, 1843; Der Fechter von Ravenna, 1857; Wildfeuer, 1863; Koenig Wamba, 1864. - Novellas: Die Marzipanliese, 1854; Das Haus an der Veronabruecke, 1862. - Editions: Werke, 12 vols., 1856-1872; Ausgewaehlte Werke in 4 Baenden, publ. by A. Schlossar, 1904; Ausgewaehlte Werke in 3 Baenden, publ. by O. Rommel, 1908-1911.Literature#
K. Nahlik, F. H. und das Burgtheater, doctoral thesis, Vienna 1949; D. Arendt, Das novellistische Werk F. H., doctoral thesis, Marburg 1953; NDB.