Edmund Mach (Author)
Edmund Mach , pseudonyms Otto and Aloisius Schnedel (born October 3, 1929 in Vienna , Austria ; † October 9, 1996 in New York , USA) was a schizophrenic Austrian poet and tennis teacher . Together with Ernst Herbeck , he was one of two language artists in the "House of Artists" in the Lower Austrian Provincial Psychiatric Clinic in Gugging .
Life
Edmund Mach came from a simple background and was an only child. From 1935 to 1939 he attended elementary school. In the same year the family moved to Gugging. In 1948 he graduated from high school and from 1948 to 1952 he studied English and history (teaching position) in Vienna, but dropped out after 6 semesters. From then on he worked as a sports and tennis instructor and was also a professional tennis player himself. At the age of 27, due to a threat of violence, in 1956, he came to the Gugging State Hospital and other facilities for the first time, until he was permanently housed in Gugging from 1984 due to latent schizophrenia . There he also worked in the House of Artists , next to Ernst Herbeck the only poet in this building, which is otherwise inhabited by visual artists. He was a patient during the tenure of the well-known psychiatrist Leo Navratil .
In 1996 his greatest wish came true and he was able to visit the USA, which he loved so much: the trip lasted one week, from October 3, 1996 to October 9, 1996. He visited New York and St. Louis . Finally, in New York, the poet died in his sleep on October 9, 1996.
plant
- Letters Florence , texts, edited by Leo Navratil , 1982.
- Triumph of shock , poems, edited by Manfred Chobot , 1994. Also translated into French.
- My adventurous writings , poems and prose, edited by Uwe Schütte , 2009.
Films (participation in documentaries)
- Messages from isolation , 1971.
- For the betterment of the person , 1981.
- Folies sur Talies , 1990.
- Reports from a distant inner world , 1990.
- Gugging , 1996.
source
- Edmund Mach, My Adventurous Writings. Published by Uwe Schütte, Picus-Verlag, Vienna, 2009.
Web links
- Literature by and about Edmund Mach in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Go on, Edmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian lyric poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1996 |
| Place of death | new York |