!!!Villers, Alexander Heinrich von

Villers, Alexander (Heinrich) von, b. Moscow (Russia), April 12, 1812, 
d. Neulengbach (Lower Austria), Feb. 16, 1880, writer. Initially 
restless, Bohemian lifestyle. After law studies, entered the Saxon 
diplomatic service. In 1870 retired to Neulengbach. His friend Count 
R. Hoyos published the "Briefe eines Unbekannten" (1881) after 
V.´s death. These became classics of their genre through vivid 
diction and graphic descriptions.

!Literature
H. H. Hahnl, Vergessene Literaten, 1984.



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