!!!Wildgans, Anton

b. Vienna, April 17, 1881, 
d. Moedling (Lower Austria), May 3, 1932, jurist, dramatist and poet; 
father of Friedrich  Wildgans. Obtained a law doctorate in 1908; 
worked as investigating magistrate from 1909-1911; later freelance 
writer; manager of the Vienna  Burgtheater in 1921/22 and 1930/31. His 
socio-critical dramas, such as "Armut" (1914) and "Dies irae" (1918), 
contained naturalistic and expressionist elements and were very 
popular with the audience in Vienna. Strong advocate of Austria's 
independence during the First Republic ("Rede ueber Oesterreich", 
1930). The A.-W. Prize of the Austrian Industry Federation, founded in 
1960, is awarded to young Austrian writers.

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Edition: Complete works, ed. by L. Wildgans (with the assistance of O. 
Rommel), 8 vols., 1948-1958.

!Literature
H. Gerstinger, Der Dramatiker A. W., 1981; F. 
Hadriga, Drama Burgtheaterdirektion, 1989; C. Friedel, Der junge 
A. W., %%sup 2/%1999.



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