Langer, Anton#
Langer, Anton, b. Vienna, Jan. 12, 1824, d. Vienna, Dec. 7, 1879, novelist, lyric poet, journalist, translator and dramatist. Wrote over 120 popular plays and many well-known novels "Daemon Brandwein", 1863). Founded the "Arena-Theater" in the Hernals district of Vienna, wrote the revolutionary song "Barrikadenlied" (1948); 1850-1879 edited the satirical and popular weekly paper "Constitutioneller Hans-Joergel"; wrote over 100 novels, over 120 plays, translated about 150 French novels.
Further works#
Der letzte Fiaker, 3 vols., 1855; Die Carbonari in Vienna, 2 vols., 1857; Wiener Volksbuehne, 4 vols., 1859-1864; Der letzte Babenberger, 4 vols., 1863; Kaiserssohn und Baderstochter, 1871.Literature#
K. Jagersberger, Der Volksdicher A. L., doctoral thesis, Vienna 1948; OeBL; NDB.