Ullmann, Viktor#
b. Česky Těšín, Czech Republic (then Teschen), Jan. 1, 1898, d. Auschwitz, concentration camp (Poland), Oct. 17, 1944, composer, student of A. Schoenberg and A. Haba. Orchestra conductor at the Deutsches Theater in Prague 1920 to 1926 and 1933 to 1939; in 1927 in Ustí nad Labem. In 1942 deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp, where he continued to compose music and organise concerts. His best known piece, the opera "Der Kaiser von Atlantis" was created there.
Literature#
J. Karas, Music in Terezin 1941-45, 1985; H.-G. Klein (ed.), V. U., 1996; C. Eisert (editor), V. U., 1998.