SettingsGerman dramatists and playwrights
Albert Ellmenreich
Albert Ellmenreich was a German actor and writer, born February 10, 1816 in Karlsruhe, Germany; he died May 30, 1905 in Lübeck.
Albert Ellmenreich was a German actor and writer, born February 10, 1816 in Karlsruhe, Germany; he died May 30, 1905 in Lübeck.
Alois Senefelder
Johann Alois Senefelder (6 November 1771 – 26 February 1834) was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in 1796.
Johann Alois Senefelder (6 November 1771 – 26 February 1834) was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in 1796.
Amandus Gottfried Adolf Müllner
Amandus Gottfried Adolf Müllner (October 18, 1774 – June 11, 1829) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
Amandus Gottfried Adolf Müllner (October 18, 1774 – June 11, 1829) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
Andreas Gryphius
Andreas Gryphius (11 October 1616 – 16 July 1664) was a German lyric poet and dramatist.
Andreas Gryphius (11 October 1616 – 16 July 1664) was a German lyric poet and dramatist.
Andreas Mand
Andreas Mand (born December 14, 1959) is a German contemporary author of novels, short storys and essays and a playwright.
Andreas Mand (born December 14, 1959) is a German contemporary author of novels, short storys and essays and a playwright.
Apollonius von Maltitz
Apollonius Freiherr von Maltitz (June 11, 1795 – March 2, 1870) was a German writer and diplomat.
Apollonius Freiherr von Maltitz (June 11, 1795 – March 2, 1870) was a German writer and diplomat.
Arnold Stadler
Arnold Stadler is a German writer, essayist and translator.
Arnold Stadler is a German writer, essayist and translator.
Arthur Fitger
Arthur Heinrich Wilhelm Fitger (4 October 1840 – 28 June 1909) was a German painter, art critic, playwright and poet.
Arthur Heinrich Wilhelm Fitger (4 October 1840 – 28 June 1909) was a German painter, art critic, playwright and poet.
August Gottlieb Meißner
August Gottlieb Meißner was a German writer of the Enlightenment and is considered the founder of the German detective story.
August Gottlieb Meißner was a German writer of the Enlightenment and is considered the founder of the German detective story.
August von Kotzebue
August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue (; 3 May 1761 – 23 March 1819) was a German dramatist.
August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue (; 3 May 1761 – 23 March 1819) was a German dramatist.
Barbara Honigmann
Barbara Honigmann is a German author and artist.
Barbara Honigmann is a German author and artist.
Bruno Frank
Bruno Frank (Stuttgart, June 13, 1887 - Beverly Hills, June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, dramatist, and humanist.
Bruno Frank (Stuttgart, June 13, 1887 - Beverly Hills, June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, dramatist, and humanist.
Carl Einstein
Carl Einstein (26 April 1885 - 5 July 1940), born Karl Einstein, was an influential German Jewish writer, art historian, and critic.
Carl Einstein (26 April 1885 - 5 July 1940), born Karl Einstein, was an influential German Jewish writer, art historian, and critic.
Carl Sternheim
Carl Sternheim (April 1, 1878 – November 3, 1942) was a German playwright and short story writer.
Carl Sternheim (April 1, 1878 – November 3, 1942) was a German playwright and short story writer.
Carl Zuckmayer
Carl Zuckmayer (December 27, 1896 – January 18, 1977) was a German writer and playwright.
Carl Zuckmayer (December 27, 1896 – January 18, 1977) was a German writer and playwright.
Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer
Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer (23 June 1800(?) in Stuttgart – 25 August 1868 in Berlin) was a German actress and writer.
Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer (23 June 1800(?) in Stuttgart – 25 August 1868 in Berlin) was a German actress and writer.
Christian August Vulpius
Christian August Vulpius (23 January 1762 – 25 June 1827) was a German novelist and dramatist.
Christian August Vulpius (23 January 1762 – 25 June 1827) was a German novelist and dramatist.
Christoph Ernst von Houwald
Christoph Ernst, Freiherr von Houwald (; November 28, 1778 - January 28, 1845) was a German dramatist and author.
Christoph Ernst, Freiherr von Houwald (; November 28, 1778 - January 28, 1845) was a German dramatist and author.
Curth Flatow
Curth Flatow is a German dramatist and screenwriter who started his career in post-war Germany specializing in light comedy.
Curth Flatow is a German dramatist and screenwriter who started his career in post-war Germany specializing in light comedy.
Daniel Casper von Lohenstein
Daniel Caspar (25 January 1635, Nimptsch, Niederschlesien - 28 April 1683), also spelled Daniel Casper, and referred to from 1670 as Daniel Caspar von Lohenstein, was a Baroque Siles...
Daniel Caspar (25 January 1635, Nimptsch, Niederschlesien - 28 April 1683), also spelled Daniel Casper, and referred to from 1670 as Daniel Caspar von Lohenstein, was a Baroque Siles...
David Chotjewitz
David Chotjewitz (born May 14, 1964, in Berlin) is a German writer and theatre director who lives in Hamburg.
David Chotjewitz (born May 14, 1964, in Berlin) is a German writer and theatre director who lives in Hamburg.
Eberhard Wolfgang Möller
Eberhard Wolfgang Möller was a German dramatist and poet.
Eberhard Wolfgang Möller was a German dramatist and poet.
Eduard Devrient
Eduard Devrient was a German baritone, librettist, playwright, actor, theatre director and theatre reformer and historian.
Eduard Devrient was a German baritone, librettist, playwright, actor, theatre director and theatre reformer and historian.
Eduard von Keyserling
Eduard Graf von Keyserling (May 15, 1855 – September 28, 1918) was a Baltic German fiction writer and dramatist and an exponent of literary Impressionism.
Eduard Graf von Keyserling (May 15, 1855 – September 28, 1918) was a Baltic German fiction writer and dramatist and an exponent of literary Impressionism.
Einar Schleef
Einar Schleef (17 January 1944 in Sangerhausen - 21 July 2001 in Berlin) was a German dramatist, director, set designer, writer, painter, photographer, and actor.
Einar Schleef (17 January 1944 in Sangerhausen - 21 July 2001 in Berlin) was a German dramatist, director, set designer, writer, painter, photographer, and actor.
Elisabeth Hauptmann
Elisabeth Hauptmann (June 20, 1897 in Peckelsheim, Westphalia – April 20, 1973 in East Berlin) was a German writer who worked with Bertolt Brecht.
Elisabeth Hauptmann (June 20, 1897 in Peckelsheim, Westphalia – April 20, 1973 in East Berlin) was a German writer who worked with Bertolt Brecht.
Else Lasker-Schüler
Else Lasker-Schüler (February 11, 1869 – January 22, 1945) was a Jewish German poet and playwright famous for her bohemian lifestyle in Berlin.
Else Lasker-Schüler (February 11, 1869 – January 22, 1945) was a Jewish German poet and playwright famous for her bohemian lifestyle in Berlin.
Emine Sevgi Özdamar
Emine Sevgi Özdamar (born August 10, 1946, in Malatya, Turkey), is a Turkish-German actress, director and author.
Emine Sevgi Özdamar (born August 10, 1946, in Malatya, Turkey), is a Turkish-German actress, director and author.
Erich Mühsam
Erich Mühsam (6 April 1878 – 10 July 1934) was a German-Jewish anarchist essayist, poet and playwright.
Erich Mühsam (6 April 1878 – 10 July 1934) was a German-Jewish anarchist essayist, poet and playwright.
Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann
Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann (31 August 1777 in Braunschweig – 25 January 1831 in Braunschweig) was a German writer.
Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann (31 August 1777 in Braunschweig – 25 January 1831 in Braunschweig) was a German writer.
Ernst August Wagner
Ernst August Wagner was a German spree killer who, on September 4, 1913 killed his wife and four children in Degerloch and subsequently drove to Mühlhausen an der Enz where he set several fires ...
Ernst August Wagner was a German spree killer who, on September 4, 1913 killed his wife and four children in Degerloch and subsequently drove to Mühlhausen an der Enz where he set several fires ...
Ernst Barlach
Ernst Barlach (2 January 1870 – 24 October 1938) was a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer.
Ernst Barlach (2 January 1870 – 24 October 1938) was a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer.
Ernst Elias Niebergall
Ernst Elias Niebergall (January 1, 1815 - April 19, 1843) was a comedic German writer and playwright.
Ernst Elias Niebergall (January 1, 1815 - April 19, 1843) was a comedic German writer and playwright.
Ernst Hardt
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Hardt (May 9, 1876 – January 3, 1947), born Ernst Stöckhardt,, was a German playwright, poet, and novelist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Hardt (May 9, 1876 – January 3, 1947), born Ernst Stöckhardt,, was a German playwright, poet, and novelist.
Ernst Henrici
Carl Ernst Julius Henrici (* 10 December 1854 in Berlin; † 10 July 1915 in Döbeln) was a German grammar school teacher, writer, colonial adventurer and anti-Semitic politician.
Carl Ernst Julius Henrici (* 10 December 1854 in Berlin; † 10 July 1915 in Döbeln) was a German grammar school teacher, writer, colonial adventurer and anti-Semitic politician.
Ernst Raupach
Ernst Benjamin Salomo Raupach (May 21, 1784 – March 18, 1852, Berlin) was a German dramatist.
Ernst Benjamin Salomo Raupach (May 21, 1784 – March 18, 1852, Berlin) was a German dramatist.
Ernst Toller
Ernst Toller was a left-wing German playwright, best known for his Expressionist plays and serving as President of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, for six days.
Ernst Toller was a left-wing German playwright, best known for his Expressionist plays and serving as President of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, for six days.
Ernst von Wildenbruch
Ernst von Wildenbruch (February 3, 1845 – January 15, 1909) was a German poet and dramatist.
Ernst von Wildenbruch (February 3, 1845 – January 15, 1909) was a German poet and dramatist.
Ernst Wichert
Ernst Alexander August George Wichert (11 March 1831–21 January 1902) was a German author and jurist.
Ernst Alexander August George Wichert (11 March 1831–21 January 1902) was a German author and jurist.
Eva Maler
Eva Maler is a German born playwright, currently living in London.
Eva Maler is a German born playwright, currently living in London.
Frank Wedekind
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (Hanover July 24, 1864 – Munich March 9, 1918), usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright.
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (Hanover July 24, 1864 – Munich March 9, 1918), usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright.
Franz Blei
Franz Blei was an essayist, playwright and translator from Vienna.
Franz Blei was an essayist, playwright and translator from Vienna.
Franz von Dingelstedt
Franz von Dingelstedt (June 30, 1814 – May 15, 1881) was a German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator.
Franz von Dingelstedt (June 30, 1814 – May 15, 1881) was a German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator.
Franz Xaver Kroetz
Franz Xaver Kroetz (born 25 February 1946, Munich) is a German author, playwright, actor and film director.
Franz Xaver Kroetz (born 25 February 1946, Munich) is a German author, playwright, actor and film director.
Friederike Roth
Frederike Roth (born April 6, 1948 in Sindelfingen) is a German writer.
Frederike Roth (born April 6, 1948 in Sindelfingen) is a German writer.
Friedrich Bethge
Friedrich Bethge was a German poet, playwright and dramatist.
Friedrich Bethge was a German poet, playwright and dramatist.
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger
Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (17 February 1752 – 25 February 1831) was a German dramatist and novelist.
Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (17 February 1752 – 25 February 1831) was a German dramatist and novelist.
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (26 December 1723 in Regensburg – 19 December 1807 in Gotha) was a German-born French-language author.
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (26 December 1723 in Regensburg – 19 December 1807 in Gotha) was a German-born French-language author.
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.
Friedrich Wilhelm Adami
Friedrich Wilhelm Adami (18 October 1816 – 5 August 1893) was a German author, critic, and publicist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Adami (18 October 1816 – 5 August 1893) was a German author, critic, and publicist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer
Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer, in later life von Hackländer (1 November 1816 – 6 July 1877), was a successful German author.
Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer, in later life von Hackländer (1 November 1816 – 6 July 1877), was a successful German author.
Friedrich Wolf (writer)
Friedrich Wolf (December 23, 1888 - October 5, 1953) was a German doctor and writer.
Friedrich Wolf (December 23, 1888 - October 5, 1953) was a German doctor and writer.
Fritz Oswald Bilse
Fritz Oswald Bilse (31 March 1878, Kirn, Rhine Province – 1951) was a German novelist, playwright and a lieutenant in the Prussian Army.
Fritz Oswald Bilse (31 March 1878, Kirn, Rhine Province – 1951) was a German novelist, playwright and a lieutenant in the Prussian Army.
Georg Büchner
Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose.
Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose.
Georg Kaiser
Friedrich Carl Georg Kaiser, called Georg Kaiser, was a German dramatist.
Friedrich Carl Georg Kaiser, called Georg Kaiser, was a German dramatist.
Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann (15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.
Gerhart Hauptmann (15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.
Gotthilf August von Maltitz
Gotthilf August Freiherr von Maltitz (July 9, 1794 – June 7, 1837) was a German writer.
Gotthilf August Freiherr von Maltitz (July 9, 1794 – June 7, 1837) was a German writer.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era.
Gustav von Meyern-Hohenberg
Gustav Freiherr von Meyern-Hohenberg was a German jurist and playwright.
Gustav Freiherr von Meyern-Hohenberg was a German jurist and playwright.
Günter Eich
Günter Eich (; 1 February 1907 - 20 December 1972) was a German lyricist, dramatist, and author.
Günter Eich (; 1 February 1907 - 20 December 1972) was a German lyricist, dramatist, and author.
Günter Grass
Günter Wilhelm Grass is a German-Kashubian novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Günter Wilhelm Grass is a German-Kashubian novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Hans Ackermann
Hans Ackermann (16th century) was a German dramatist, living in Zwickau.
Hans Ackermann (16th century) was a German dramatist, living in Zwickau.
Hans Henny Jahnn
Hans Henny Jahnn (17 December 1894, Stellingen – 29 November 1959, Hamburg) was a German playwright, novelist and organ-builder.
Hans Henny Jahnn (17 December 1894, Stellingen – 29 November 1959, Hamburg) was a German playwright, novelist and organ-builder.
Hans Lorbeer
Hans Lorbeer (August 15, 1901 - September 7, 1973) was a German politician and writer.
Hans Lorbeer (August 15, 1901 - September 7, 1973) was a German politician and writer.
Hans Reimann (writer)
Hans Reimann (1889–1969) was a German satirist, novelist, and playwright.
Hans Reimann (1889–1969) was a German satirist, novelist, and playwright.
Hartmut Geerken
Hartmut Geerken (born 15 January 1939 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German musician, composer, writer, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker.
Hartmut Geerken (born 15 January 1939 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German musician, composer, writer, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker.
Heiner Müller
Heiner Müller (January 9, 1929 – December 30, 1995) was a German (formerly East German) dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director.
Heiner Müller (January 9, 1929 – December 30, 1995) was a German (formerly East German) dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director.
Heinrich Beck (actor)
Heinrich Christian Beck was a German actor and playwright.
Heinrich Christian Beck was a German actor and playwright.
Heinrich Bulthaupt
Heinrich Bulthaupt (October 26, 1849 – August 20, 1905) was a German poet, dramatic author, and lawyer, as well as librarian of his native town, Bremen.
Heinrich Bulthaupt (October 26, 1849 – August 20, 1905) was a German poet, dramatic author, and lawyer, as well as librarian of his native town, Bremen.
Heinrich Eduard Jacob
Heinrich Eduard Jacob (7 October 1889 - 25 October 1967) was a German and American journalist and author.
Heinrich Eduard Jacob (7 October 1889 - 25 October 1967) was a German and American journalist and author.
Heinrich Laube
Heinrich Laube (September 18, 1806 - August 1, 1884), German dramatist, novelist and theatre-director, was born at Sprottau in Prussian Silesia.
Heinrich Laube (September 18, 1806 - August 1, 1884), German dramatist, novelist and theatre-director, was born at Sprottau in Prussian Silesia.
Heinrich Leopold Wagner
Heinrich Leopold Wagner (February 19, 1747, Strasbourg – March 4, 1779, Frankfurt), was a German dramatist, known for his 1776 tragedy Die Kindermörderin.
Heinrich Leopold Wagner (February 19, 1747, Strasbourg – March 4, 1779, Frankfurt), was a German dramatist, known for his 1776 tragedy Die Kindermörderin.
Heinrich Spoerl
Heinrich Spoerl was a German author.
Heinrich Spoerl was a German author.
Heinrich von Kleist
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer.
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer.
Helmut Krausser
Helmut Krausser (July 11, 1964) is a German author, poet and playwright who was born in Esslingen am Neckar.
Helmut Krausser (July 11, 1964) is a German author, poet and playwright who was born in Esslingen am Neckar.
Hermann Kasack
Hermann Robert Richard Eugen Kasack (24 July 1896 – 10 January 1966) was a German writer.
Hermann Robert Richard Eugen Kasack (24 July 1896 – 10 January 1966) was a German writer.
Hermann Sudermann
Hermann Sudermann (September 30, 1857 – November 21, 1928) was a German dramatist and novelist.
Hermann Sudermann (September 30, 1857 – November 21, 1928) was a German dramatist and novelist.
Hrotsvitha
Hrotsvitha (c. 935 – c. 1002), also known as Hroswitha, Hrotsvit, Hrosvit, and Roswitha, was a 10th-century German secular canoness of the Benedictine Order, as well as a...
Hrotsvitha (c. 935 – c. 1002), also known as Hroswitha, Hrotsvit, Hrosvit, and Roswitha, was a 10th-century German secular canoness of the Benedictine Order, as well as a...
Hugo Lubliner
Hugo Lubliner (1846-1911) was a German dramatist, whose pseudonym was Hugo Bürger, born in Breslau.
Hugo Lubliner (1846-1911) was a German dramatist, whose pseudonym was Hugo Bürger, born in Breslau.
Ilse von Stach
Ilse von Stach was a German writer.
Ilse von Stach was a German writer.
Jacob Bidermann
Jacob Bidermann (1578 – August 20, 1627) was born in the Austrian (at that time) village of Ehingen, about 30 miles southwest of Ulm.
Jacob Bidermann (1578 – August 20, 1627) was born in the Austrian (at that time) village of Ehingen, about 30 miles southwest of Ulm.
Jacob Masen
Jacob Masen (1606–1681) was a German Jesuit, known as a prolific writer in Latin.
Jacob Masen (1606–1681) was a German Jesuit, known as a prolific writer in Latin.
Jakob Ayrer
Jakob Ayrer (ca. 1543 – March 26, 1605) was a German playwright and author of Fastnachtsspiele (carnival or Shrovetide plays).
Jakob Ayrer (ca. 1543 – March 26, 1605) was a German playwright and author of Fastnachtsspiele (carnival or Shrovetide plays).
Jakob Bettelheim
Jacob Bettelheim, Jakob Bettelheim (pseudonym: Karl Tellheim; October 24 (26), 1841, Vienna - July 13, 1909, Berlin), a Jewish Austrian-German dramatist, writer, translator.
Jacob Bettelheim, Jakob Bettelheim (pseudonym: Karl Tellheim; October 24 (26), 1841, Vienna - July 13, 1909, Berlin), a Jewish Austrian-German dramatist, writer, translator.
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz was a Baltic German writer of the Sturm und Drang movement.
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz was a Baltic German writer of the Sturm und Drang movement.
Johann Anton Leisewitz
Johann Anton Leisewitz (9 May 1752 Hannover – 10 September 1806 Braunschweig) was a German dramatic poet.
Johann Anton Leisewitz (9 May 1752 Hannover – 10 September 1806 Braunschweig) was a German dramatic poet.
Johann Friedrich Rochlitz
Johann Friedrich Rochlitz was a German playwright, musicologist and art and music critic.
Johann Friedrich Rochlitz was a German playwright, musicologist and art and music critic.
Johann Georg Fischer
Johann Georg Fischer (25 October 1816 – 4 May 1897) was a German poet and playwright.
Johann Georg Fischer (25 October 1816 – 4 May 1897) was a German poet and playwright.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.
Josef Lauff
Josef Lauff (16 November 1855 - 1933) was a German poet and dramatist.
Josef Lauff (16 November 1855 - 1933) was a German poet and dramatist.
Josef Magnus Wehner
Josef Magnus Wehner (November 14, 1891 - December 14, 1973) was a German writer and playwright.
Josef Magnus Wehner (November 14, 1891 - December 14, 1973) was a German writer and playwright.
Joseph Marius Babo
Joseph Marius Babo (January 14, 1756 in Ehrenbreitstein - February 5, 1822 in Munich).
Joseph Marius Babo (January 14, 1756 in Ehrenbreitstein - February 5, 1822 in Munich).
Joseph von Auffenberg
Joseph von Auffenberg (25 August 1798 Freiburg – 25 December 1857 Freiburg) was a German dramatist.
Joseph von Auffenberg (25 August 1798 Freiburg – 25 December 1857 Freiburg) was a German dramatist.
Julius Bacher
Julius Bacher (August 8, 1810 – 1889) was a German playwright and novelist from Ragnit, Province of East Prussia.
Julius Bacher (August 8, 1810 – 1889) was a German playwright and novelist from Ragnit, Province of East Prussia.
Julius Leopold Klein
Julius Leopold Klein was a German writer of Jewish origin born at Miskolc, Hungary.
Julius Leopold Klein was a German writer of Jewish origin born at Miskolc, Hungary.
Julius Mosen
Julius Mosen (8 July 1803 – 10 October 1867) was a German poet and author of Jewish descent, associated with the Young Germany movement, and now remembered principally for his patriotic poem the...
Julius Mosen (8 July 1803 – 10 October 1867) was a German poet and author of Jewish descent, associated with the Young Germany movement, and now remembered principally for his patriotic poem the...
Karl August Görner
Karl or Carl August Görner (29 January 1806, Berlin - 9 April 1884, Hamburg) was a German actor, director and playwright.
Karl or Carl August Görner (29 January 1806, Berlin - 9 April 1884, Hamburg) was a German actor, director and playwright.
Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel
Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel was a German writer.
Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel was a German writer.
Karl Friedrich Paul Ernst
Paul Ernst was a German writer, dramatist, critic and journalist.
Paul Ernst was a German writer, dramatist, critic and journalist.
Karl Gutzkow
Karl Ferdinand Gutzkow was a German writer notable in the Young Germany movement of the mid-19th century.
Karl Ferdinand Gutzkow was a German writer notable in the Young Germany movement of the mid-19th century.
Karl Otto Ludwig von Arnim
Karl Otto Ludwig von Arnim was a German travel writer.
Karl Otto Ludwig von Arnim was a German travel writer.
Karl Vollmöller
Karl Gustav Vollmöller, usually written Vollmoeller was a German playwright and screenwriter.
Karl Gustav Vollmöller, usually written Vollmoeller was a German playwright and screenwriter.
Karl Wolfskehl
Karl Wolfskehl was a German Jewish author who wrote poetry, prose and drama in German.
Karl Wolfskehl was a German Jewish author who wrote poetry, prose and drama in German.
Klabund
Alfred Henschke (November 4, 1890 – August 14, 1928), better known by his pseudonym Klabund, was a German writer.
Alfred Henschke (November 4, 1890 – August 14, 1928), better known by his pseudonym Klabund, was a German writer.
Leopold Feldmann
Leopold Feldmann was a German-Austrian dramatist.
Leopold Feldmann was a German-Austrian dramatist.
Louis Angely
Louis Jean Jacques Angely (1 February 1787-16 November 1835) was a German playwright, actor and director, who wrote Possen (farces) and vaudeville after French models, adapted for German aud...
Louis Jean Jacques Angely (1 February 1787-16 November 1835) was a German playwright, actor and director, who wrote Possen (farces) and vaudeville after French models, adapted for German aud...
Lucas Maius
Lucas Maius was a German theologian, pastor, and playwright during the Protestant Reformation.
Lucas Maius was a German theologian, pastor, and playwright during the Protestant Reformation.
Ludwig Eichrodt
Ludwig Eichrodt (February 2, 1827, Durlach bei Karlsruhe - February 2, 1892, Lahr) was a German poet and dramatist.
Ludwig Eichrodt (February 2, 1827, Durlach bei Karlsruhe - February 2, 1892, Lahr) was a German poet and dramatist.
Ludwig Ganghofer
Ludwig Ganghofer (July 7, 1855 - July 24, 1920) was a German writer who became famous for his homeland novels.
Ludwig Ganghofer (July 7, 1855 - July 24, 1920) was a German writer who became famous for his homeland novels.
Ludwig Hollonius
Ludwig Hollonius (ca. 1570 – 1621) was a German playwright.
Ludwig Hollonius (ca. 1570 – 1621) was a German playwright.
Margarete Steffin
Margarete Emilie Charlotte Steffin was a German actress and writer, one of Bertold Brecht's closest collaborators, as well as a prolific translator from Russian and Scandinavian languages.
Margarete Emilie Charlotte Steffin was a German actress and writer, one of Bertold Brecht's closest collaborators, as well as a prolific translator from Russian and Scandinavian languages.
Marieluise Fleißer
Marieluise Fleißer (; 23 November 1901, Ingolstadt – 2 February 1974, Ingolstadt) was a German author and playwright.
Marieluise Fleißer (; 23 November 1901, Ingolstadt – 2 February 1974, Ingolstadt) was a German author and playwright.
Marius von Mayenburg
Marius von Mayenburg is a German playwright, translator, and also instructor.
Marius von Mayenburg is a German playwright, translator, and also instructor.
Martin Mosebach
Martin Mosebach (born 1951), has published novels, stories, and collections of poems, written scripts for several films, opera libretti, theatre and radio plays.
Martin Mosebach (born 1951), has published novels, stories, and collections of poems, written scripts for several films, opera libretti, theatre and radio plays.
Martin Sperr
Martin Sperr (14 September 1944 – 6 April 2002) was a German dramatist and actor.
Martin Sperr (14 September 1944 – 6 April 2002) was a German dramatist and actor.
Max Bernstein
Max Bernstein (May 12, 1854, Fürth – March 5, 1925, München) was a German art and theatre critic and author.
Max Bernstein (May 12, 1854, Fürth – March 5, 1925, München) was a German art and theatre critic and author.
Max Ferner
Max Ferner was a German playwright, born Maximilian Sommer on April 18, 1881.
Max Ferner was a German playwright, born Maximilian Sommer on April 18, 1881.
Max Halbe
Max Halbe was a German dramatist and main exponent of Naturalism.
Max Halbe was a German dramatist and main exponent of Naturalism.
Max Neal
Maximilian Dalhoff Neal (March 26, 1865 – January 1, 1941) was a German playwright, born to the artist David Dalhoff Neal and Marie Ainmiller, and later brother to composer Heinrich Neal.
Maximilian Dalhoff Neal (March 26, 1865 – January 1, 1941) was a German playwright, born to the artist David Dalhoff Neal and Marie Ainmiller, and later brother to composer Heinrich Neal.
Michael Kunze
Michael Rolf Kunze (born 9 November 1943) is a German musical theater lyricist and librettist.
Michael Rolf Kunze (born 9 November 1943) is a German musical theater lyricist and librettist.
Nelly Sachs
Nelly Sachs was a German poet and playwright whose experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokeswoman for the grief and yearnings...
Nelly Sachs was a German poet and playwright whose experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokeswoman for the grief and yearnings...
Oscar Blumenthal
Oscar Blumenthal or Oskar Blumenthal (13 March 1852 Berlin - 24 April 1917, Berlin) was a German playwright and drama critic.
Oscar Blumenthal or Oskar Blumenthal (13 March 1852 Berlin - 24 April 1917, Berlin) was a German playwright and drama critic.
Oskar Jerschke
Oskar Jerschke (Jy 17, 1861 in Lähn – Aug 24 1928 in Berlin) was a German playwright and collaborator of Arno Holz.
Oskar Jerschke (Jy 17, 1861 in Lähn – Aug 24 1928 in Berlin) was a German playwright and collaborator of Arno Holz.
Oskar Panizza
Leopold Hermann Oskar Panizza (12 November 1853 – 28 September 1921) was a German psychiatrist and avant-garde author, playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, publisher and literary journal editor.
Leopold Hermann Oskar Panizza (12 November 1853 – 28 September 1921) was a German psychiatrist and avant-garde author, playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, publisher and literary journal editor.
Otto Devrient
Otto Devrient (born 3 October 1838 in Berlin; † 23 June 1894 in Stettin) was a German actor and playwright.
Otto Devrient (born 3 October 1838 in Berlin; † 23 June 1894 in Stettin) was a German actor and playwright.
Otto Erich Hartleben
Otto Erich Hartleben was a German poet and dramatist from Clausthal, known for his translation of Pierrot Lunaire.
Otto Erich Hartleben was a German poet and dramatist from Clausthal, known for his translation of Pierrot Lunaire.
Otto Ludwig (writer)
Otto Ludwig (February 11, 1813 – February 25, 1865) was a German dramatist, novelist and critic born in Eisfeld in Thuringia.
Otto Ludwig (February 11, 1813 – February 25, 1865) was a German dramatist, novelist and critic born in Eisfeld in Thuringia.
Paul Kornfeld (playwright)
Paul Kornfeld (11 December 1889—25 April 1942) was a Czech-born German-language Jewish writer whose expressionist plays and scholarly treatises on the theory of drama earned him a speciali...
Paul Kornfeld (11 December 1889—25 April 1942) was a Czech-born German-language Jewish writer whose expressionist plays and scholarly treatises on the theory of drama earned him a speciali...
Paul Pörtner
Paul Pörtner (25 January 1925 – 16 November 1984) was a German playwright, novelist, translator, and editor.
Paul Pörtner (25 January 1925 – 16 November 1984) was a German playwright, novelist, translator, and editor.
Peter Weiss
Peter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German writer, painter, and artist of adopted Swedish nationality.
Peter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German writer, painter, and artist of adopted Swedish nationality.
Philipp Agricola
Philipp Agricola (fl. 1571–1594) was a German poet and dramatist.
Philipp Agricola (fl. 1571–1594) was a German poet and dramatist.
Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin
Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin (also spelled Nikodemus) (22 September 1547 – 29 November 1590), German philologist, poet, playwright, mathematician, and astronomer, was born at Erzingen, today ...
Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin (also spelled Nikodemus) (22 September 1547 – 29 November 1590), German philologist, poet, playwright, mathematician, and astronomer, was born at Erzingen, today ...
Prince George of Prussia
Prince Frederick William George Ernest of Prussia (Dusseldorf, 12 February 1826 – Berlin, 2 May 1902) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
Prince Frederick William George Ernest of Prussia (Dusseldorf, 12 February 1826 – Berlin, 2 May 1902) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
René Pollesch
René Pollesch is a German author and dramatist.
René Pollesch is a German author and dramatist.
Richard Voß
Richard Voß was a German dramatist and novelist.
Richard Voß was a German dramatist and novelist.
Roderich Benedix
Julius Roderich Benedix (21 January 1811 – 26 September 1873) was a German dramatist and librettist, born in Leipzig, where he was educated there at Thomasschule.
Julius Roderich Benedix (21 January 1811 – 26 September 1873) was a German dramatist and librettist, born in Leipzig, where he was educated there at Thomasschule.
Rolf Gumlich
Rolf Gumlich is a German journalist and author of screenplays.
Rolf Gumlich is a German journalist and author of screenplays.
Rudolf von Gottschall
Rudolf Gottschall (30 September 1823 in Breslau - 21 March 1909) in Leipzig, since 1877: von Gottschall, was a German poet and dramatist.
Rudolf Gottschall (30 September 1823 in Breslau - 21 March 1909) in Leipzig, since 1877: von Gottschall, was a German poet and dramatist.
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal was a writer, dramatist, and poet of German-Jewish descent who spent much of his life in Austria.
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal was a writer, dramatist, and poet of German-Jewish descent who spent much of his life in Austria.
Tankred Dorst
Tankred Dorst is a German playwright and storyteller.
Tankred Dorst is a German playwright and storyteller.
Thea Dorn
Thea Dorn (pseudonym, born July 23, 1970), is a German writer of crime fiction and TV host.
Thea Dorn (pseudonym, born July 23, 1970), is a German writer of crime fiction and TV host.
Theodore Kremer
Theodore Kremer (1871–1923) was a German born playwright whose works include The Fatal Wedding.
Theodore Kremer (1871–1923) was a German born playwright whose works include The Fatal Wedding.
Thomas Naogeorgus
Thomas Naogeorgus was a Latin dramatist, humanist, Protestant theologian, preacher and pamphleteer of the German Renaissance.
Thomas Naogeorgus was a Latin dramatist, humanist, Protestant theologian, preacher and pamphleteer of the German Renaissance.
Ulrich Becher
Ulrich Becher (2 January 1910 in Berlin – 15 April 1990 in Basel) was a German author and playwright.
Ulrich Becher (2 January 1910 in Berlin – 15 April 1990 in Basel) was a German author and playwright.
Ulrich Plenzdorf
Ulrich Plenzdorf (October 26, 1934 – August 9, 2007) was a German author and dramatist.
Ulrich Plenzdorf (October 26, 1934 – August 9, 2007) was a German author and dramatist.
Wilhelm Meyer-Förster
Wilhelm Meyer-Förster a.k.a. Samar Gregorow (12 June 1862 in Hannover; - 17 March 1934 in Heringsdorf) was a German novelist and playwright.
Wilhelm Meyer-Förster a.k.a. Samar Gregorow (12 June 1862 in Hannover; - 17 March 1934 in Heringsdorf) was a German novelist and playwright.
Wilhelm Molitor
Wilhelm Molitor was a German poet, novelist, canon lawyer and publicist, and Roman Catholic priest.
Wilhelm Molitor was a German poet, novelist, canon lawyer and publicist, and Roman Catholic priest.
Wilhelm Nienstädt
Wilhelm Nienstädt (16 October 1784, Geitelde (now Braunschweig) — 28 April 1862, Wolfenbüttel) was a Prussian educator and writer.
Wilhelm Nienstädt (16 October 1784, Geitelde (now Braunschweig) — 28 April 1862, Wolfenbüttel) was a Prussian educator and writer.
Wolfgang Borchert
Wolfgang Borchert (20 May 1921 – 20 November 1947) was a German author and playwright (Trümmerliteratur) whose work was affected by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the We...
Wolfgang Borchert (20 May 1921 – 20 November 1947) was a German author and playwright (Trümmerliteratur) whose work was affected by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the We...
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
Wolfgang Hildesheimer (9 December 1916 - 21 August 1991) was a German author who incorporated the Theatre of the Absurd.
Wolfgang Hildesheimer (9 December 1916 - 21 August 1991) was a German author who incorporated the Theatre of the Absurd.
Yvan Goll
Yvan Goll, born Isaac Lange, was a French-German poet who was perfectly bilingual and wrote in both French and German.
Yvan Goll, born Isaac Lange, was a French-German poet who was perfectly bilingual and wrote in both French and German.