Siegfried Freiberg
Siegfried Freiberg (born May 18, 1901 in Vienna , † June 5, 1985 in Veghel ) was an Austrian writer and librarian .
Live and act
After graduation studied Siegfried Freiberg at the University of Vienna German , history and art history , where in 1925 graduated as Dr. phil. He then worked 1926-1947 as a librarian at the University of World Trade .
In the time of Austrofascism Freiberg was one of the dictatorship's model writers. He helped found the Austrian Chamber of Literature in autumn 1936. He was also a member of the Association of German Writers Austria (BdSÖ) founded in 1936 , which worked intensively on the integration of Austria into the German Empire. As such, he was a contributor to the confessional book of Austrian poets published by the BdSÖ in 1938 in Vienna's Krystall-Verlag , in which the authors enthusiastically welcomed the annexation of Austria . Freiberg was also a lecturer in the New Life organization , which was founded in 1936 and was subordinate to the cultural department of the Vaterländische Front (VF) and was intended to guide leisure activities - like the Italian Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro and the German Kraft durch Freude (KdF). Shortly before the Second World War , he and a group of Austrian writers paid homage to Adolf Hitler .
After the Second World War, Freiberg moved to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1947 , where he was library director from 1950–1964. He was a member of the Innviertel artists' guild and worked as a writer for many years. Despite his involvement with the regimes of Austrofascism and National Socialism, he was honored and awarded several times.
Awards
- 1943 People's Piece Prize of the City of Vienna
- 1954 anniversary award of the Wiener Zeitung
- 1972 Silver Medal of Honor from the Federal Capital Vienna
- 1976 Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
- In Wiener Neustadt the Siegfried-Freiberg-Gasse is named after him.
Works
Freiberg's writings were poems influenced by Rainer Maria Rilke ( Elegies and Oden , 1935). His first novels (Salt and Bread, 1935; Die harte Freude, 1938) made him famous. He is also the author of dramas , radio plays , essays and travel books .
- Elegies and odes . Vienna: Gerold, 1935.
- The hard joy . Salzburg / Leipzig: Pustet, 1938.
- The love that doesn't burn . Vienna: Luser, 1940.
- Nebuk, a stork story . Vienna: Wiener Verlagsgesellschaft, 1942.
- From morning to evening . Vienna: Wiener Verlag, 1943.
- Where the angel should stand ... Parable and account. Vienna: Bauer, 1948.
- Security . Vienna / Cologne: Amandus-Verlag, 1960.
- Salt and bread . Vienna: Zsolnay, 1965.
- Law in fire . Vienna: Schendl, 1968.
- Interlude at the lake . Graz: Leykam, 1971.
- Between freedom and beyond . Vienna: Austrian Publishing House, 1973.
Secondary literature
- German Biographical Encyclopedia . Second, revised and expanded edition. Volume 3 Einstein - Görner. Ed. Rudolf Vierhaus . Munich: Saur. 2006. p. 482.
- Klaus Amann: "The literary-political prerequisites and backgrounds for the 'connection' of Austrian literature in 1938". In: Journal for German Philology 101/1982. P. 232.
- Horst Jarka: "On literary and theater politics in the 'corporate state'". In: Kadrnoska, Franz (ed.). Departure and decline. Austrian culture between 1918 and 1938. Book series of the Austrian magazine for folklore. Volume 20 of the new series. Vienna / Munich / Zurich: Europa-Verlag, 1981.
- Hans Giebisch / Gustav Gugitz: Bio-Bibliographisches Literaturlexikon Austria from the beginnings to the present . Vienna: Hollinek, 1963.
- Murray G. Hall / Gerhard Renner : Handbook of the estates and collections of Austrian authors . (Literature in History, History in Literature, 23). Vienna: Böhlau 1992.
- Gerhard Renner: The bequests in the Vienna City and State Library . Vienna 1993.
- Robert Teichl: Austrians of the present. Lexicon of creative and creative contemporaries . Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Staatsdruckerei, 1951.
- Isabella Ackerl / Friedrich Weissensteiner: Austrian Personal Lexicon of the First and Second Republic . Vienna: Ueberreuter, 1992.
- The prominence of the Republic of Austria in the picture . Zurich: Ascot-Verlag, 1962,
- Lively city. Almanac . Volume 10. Vienna: Office for Culture, Public Education and School Administration of the City of Vienna, 1963.
- Hans F. Prokop: Austrian literature manual . Vienna: Youth and People, 1974,
- Adalbert Schmidt: poetry and poet Austria in the 19th and 20th centuries . Volume 2. Salzburg: Bergland-Buch 1964, p. 383.
- Official Journal of the City of Vienna . Vienna: City of Vienna - Press and Information Service, May 28, 1966.
Web links
- Literature by and about Siegfried Freiberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Siegfried Freiberg in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amann, Klaus (1982). "The literary-political prerequisites and backgrounds for the 'connection' of Austrian literature in 1938". In: Journal for German Philology 101. p. 232.
- ↑ Amann, Klaus (1982). "The literary-political prerequisites and backgrounds for the 'connection' of Austrian literature in 1938". In: Journal for German Philology 101. p. 237.
- ↑ Jarka, Horst (1981). "On literary and theater politics in the 'corporate state'". In: Kadrnoska, Franz (ed.). Departure and decline. Austrian culture between 1918 and 1938 . Book series of the Austrian magazine for folklore. Volume 20 of the new series. Vienna / Munich / Zurich: Europa-Verlag. P. 523.
- ↑ German Biographical Encyclopedia (2006). Second, revised and expanded edition. Volume 3 Einstein - Görner. Ed. Rudolf Vierhaus. Munich: Saur. P. 482.
- ↑ Freiberg, Siegfried In: Webpräsenz Austria-Forum, Austrian Personal Lexicon of the First and Second Republic by Isabella Ackerl and Friedrich Weissensteiner, 1992
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Freiberg, Siegfried |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian librarian and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1901 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | 5th June 1985 |
Place of death | Veghel |