Max von Mayer-Ahrdorff
Maximilian Freiherr Mayer von Wallerstain and Ahrdorff (* 1845 in Kremsier , Moravia ; † February 8, 1928 in Olmütz ) (pseudonym: Max Mayer-Ahrdorff ) was a Catholic clergyman and poet.
Live and act
Mayer von Wallerstain was the son of the librarian and archivist Eduard Mayer von Ahrdorff . He studied Catholic theology in Olomouc . In 1858 he was ordained a priest , in 1899 he became canon and in 1913 archdeacon of the Archdiocese of Olomouc .
He took the material of most of his works from writings from Moravia. The plays show his ethical and religious convictions.
Works
- The Pope election Innocent XIII. , 1874
- Judith, a German woman on the Przemislidenthron, 1921
- Sebastian Freytag von Zepiroh, Abbot of Klosterbruck, 1922
- Ewald Barth, the village blacksmith, 1923
- Knight of Sancta Cordula, 1928
literature
- V. Hanus: Maier-Wallerstain-Ahrdorff, Maximilian . In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 . 2nd revised edition (online only).
- Entry in: Hans Giebisch, Gustav Gugitz: Bio-Bibliographisches Literaturlexikon Österreichs. From the beginning to the present . Hollinek, Vienna 1964
- Entry in: Hans Giebisch, Ludwig Pichler, Kurt Vancsa: Small Austrian Literature Lexicon . Hollinek, Vienna 1948
- Entry in: Johann W. Nagl, Jakob Zeidler, Eduard Castle: German-Austrian literary history. A handbook on the history of German poetry in Austria-Hungary . Volume 4. Vienna 1937, p. 1522
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayer-Ahrdorff, Max von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wallerstain and Ahrdorff, Maximilian Freiherr Maier von; Mayer-Ahrdorff, Max (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Moravian clergyman and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kremsier |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1928 |
| Place of death | Olomouc |