!!!Prechtler, Johann Otto

b. Grieskirchen (Upper Austria), Jan. 21, 1813, 
d. Innsbruck (Tyrol), Aug. 6, 1881, poet, dramatist, epic writer, 
writer of aphorisms, feature writer and civil servant. Was strongly 
influenced by the writing of F.  Grillparzer, whom he succeeded 
1856-1866 as director of the archives of the court chamber 
(Hofkammer). From 1867 dramatist at the Volkstheater in Munich.

!Works
Poetry: Dichtungen, 1836; Gedichte, 1844; Zeit-Accorde, 1873; 
Neueste Gedichte, 1878. - Dramas: Die blutige Locke, 1833; Die 
Kronenwaechter, 1844; Kg. Heinrich v. Deutschland, 1846; Er sucht 
seine Braut, 1850; Ein Mann der Tat, 1865. - Novella: Die Freistatt 
der Goetter, 1905.

!Literature
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