Weidmann, Paul#
Weidmann, Paul, b. Vienna, March 26, 1748, d. Vienna, April 9, 1801. Writer; uncle of Franz Seraph Weidmann. From 1767 in the civil service, wrote successful singspiels and comedies typical of the age of Enlightenment ("Der Bettelstudent", 1776; "Die schoene Wienerin", 1776) as well as the first German-language literary drama based on the legend of Doctor Faustus ("Johann Faust", 1775).
Further works#
dramas: Pedro und Ines, 1771; Der adelige Tageloehner, 1780.Literature#
K. Adel, P. W., in: Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft fuer Wr. Theaterforschung 12, 1960.