Erwin Rieger
Erwin Rieger (born September 13, 1889 in Vienna , † November 25, 1940 in Tunis ) was an Austrian writer and translator.
Life
From 1907 to 1913 he studied German and Romance languages in Vienna, Heidelberg and Bonn and was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD.
He worked as a librarian, journalist and writer. In 1918 he met Stefan Zweig in Switzerland , whom he helped with translation and research work. In 1938 he emigrated to France and in the same year to Tunisia .
Works (selection)
- Juliska and the Hussars, 1921
- The Torn, 1921
- The sunken world, 1922
- Imagination on Don Juan, 1922
- Stefan Zweig, Berlin 1928
- Real Heaven, 1930
- Anthology of Austrian Poetry (HG.), 1931
- Translations from French ( Stendhal , Rolland and others).
- Between death and life, 1935
literature
- A. Schmidt: Rieger Erwin. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 148.
Web links
- Literature by and about Erwin Rieger in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rieger, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1940 |
| Place of death | Tunis |