David Axmann
David Axmann (* 1947 in Vienna ; † March 2015 ) was an Austrian journalist and literary critic.
Axmann studied German, history and philosophy and from 1974 appeared as a theater critic for the daily newspaper Kurier . He later worked in the Wiener Journal founded by Jörg Mauthe . Friedrich Torberg appointed Axmann as his administrator. In this function, Axmann published several volumes of letters and other writings by Torberg. In recent years, Axmann has mainly worked for the Wiener Zeitung .
According to Hermann Schlösser, Axmann belongs to the Viennese-Jewish feature section tradition . The detailed obituaries praised Axmann's linguistic wit and his precise art of formulation. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack.
Web links
- Literature by and about David Axmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by David Axmann at perlentaucher.de
- Hermann Schlösser : The Lord of Words , obituary in the Wiener Zeitung of March 30, 2015
- Krausians with a sense of proportion , obituaries and memories of David Axmann by Gerald Schmickl , Hermann Schlösser , Ingeborg Waldinger , Daniela Strigl , Peter Bochskanl , Dietmar Grieser , Helmuth A. Niederle , Otto A. Böhmer and Karl Markus Gauß in the Wiener Zeitung from 3. April 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ So in Schlösser's obituary in the Wiener Zeitung (see web links)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Axmann, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian publicist and literary critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2015 |