Paul Thun-Hohenstein
Paul Thun-Hohenstein (born November 10, 1884 in Prague , † September 13, 1963 in Vienna ; until 1919 Count Paul Thun-Hohenstein ) was an Austrian diplomat , poet , essayist and translator .
Life
Thun-Hohenstein came from the Bohemian noble family Thun and Hohenstein and lived in Vienna from 1934. With the Nobility Repeal Act of 1919, he lost his title of nobility Graf.
In 1923 he was a founding member of the Innviertel Artists' Guild .
Fonts
- Sonnets (1925)
- Poems (1933)
- Aphorisms (Graz, 1936)
- Austrian way of life . Heimat-Verlag, Brixlegg 1937 - Austrian library 1 / 3A
- Ways of Life, A Cross Section through Austrian Traditions (Essay, Vienna, 1946)
- Autumn Walk (1958)
Translations
- Carlo Gozzi : Turandot . Tragic-comic fairy tale in five acts [1762]. Translated from the Italian by Count Paul Thun-Hohenstein [1946]. With an afterword by Gerhard Reuter. Stuttgart: Reclam 1965.
literature
- Arthur Fischer-Colbrie: A paper of honor for Paul Thun-Hohenstein. For the poet's 75th birthday . In: Yearbook of the Innviertel Artists Guild . Mattighofen 1959, p. 6-9 .
- Arthur Fischer-Colbrie: Paul Thun-Hohenstein in memory . In: Upper Austrian culture report . No. 30 , 196.
- Klaus W. Jonas: Rainer Maria Rilke and Paul Thun-Hohenstein . In: Yearbook of the Vienna Goethe Association . tape 79 , 1975, pp. 78-99 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Thun-Hohenstein in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Thun-Hohenstein, Paul Graf in the Austria-Forum (biography)
- Karl Winkler: Paul Thun-Hohenstein , in: Web presence of Image Archive Austria
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thun-Hohenstein, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thun-Hohenstein, Count Paul (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian diplomat and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1963 |
| Place of death | Vienna |