Meissner, Leopold Florian#
b. Vienna, June 10, 1835, d. Vienna, April 29, 1895, writer. Police officer, then legal counsel. Depicts Viennese society before 1900 in a documentary, dispassionate style. His tale "Der Evangelimann" served W. (see) Kienzl as the basis for his opera of the same name.
Works#
Aus den Papieren eines Polizei-Kommissaers, 5 vols., 1892; Weihnachtsspiele, 1896.Literature#
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