Michael Klapp
Michael Klapp (* 1834 in Prague , Austrian Empire ; † February 25, 1888 in Vienna ) was an Austrian journalist , writer and playwright .
Life
From 1855 he lived in Vienna , worked all his life in journalism, edited several publications and was a correspondent for Viennese newspapers in Italy and Spain . In 1878 his best piece "Rosenkranz und Güldenstern" was published, which was originally performed in the Vienna City Theater without an author's name and then toured all the stages in Germany. Klapp's other dramatic works are Der Glückshafen, Fräulein Kommerzienrat, Die Komödie Sr. Highness. Klapp also published the books Comical Stories from Jewish People's Life (1859) and others.
He was a co-author of the Sippurim collection of legends in Prague .
Works (selection)
- Funny stories from Jewish folk life (1859)
- In London and under the Fenians (1869)
- Revolutionary pictures from Spain (1869)
- Two Kinds of Jews (1870)
- Travel diary of the Shah of Persia (1874)
- The bank counts: a novel from the vertigo (1877)
- The comedy Sr. Your Highness
- Miss Commerce Councilor
- The lucky haven
- Rosenkranz and Güldenstern (Vienna 1878)
literature
- Klapp, Michael. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 368.
- Klapp, Michael , in: Lexicon of German-Jewish Authors . Volume 14. Munich: Saur, 2006 ISBN 3-598-22694-2
Web links
- Klapp, Michael , in jewish encyclopedia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klapp, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1888 |
| Place of death | Vienna |