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Egon Friedell (born Egon Friedmann; 21 January 1878, in Vienna – 16 March 1938, in Vienna) was a prominent Austrian cultural historian, playwright, actor and Kabarett performer, journalist and theatre critic.
Egon Friedell, vereinzelt auch Egon Fridell genannt, vor 1916 Egon Friedmann, war ein österreichischer Journalist und Schriftsteller, der als Dramatiker, Theaterkritiker und Kulturphilosoph hervortrat. Außerdem wirkte er als Schauspieler, Kabarettist und Conférencier.
(1878-1938) Austrian cabaret artist, wit, polymath, translator and author, born Egon Friedmann (he changed his name to Friedell in 1916), rejected for military service in World War One through physical disabilities; he also wrote as by Egon Friedländer.
FRIEDELL, EGON , pseudonym of Egon Friedmann (1878–1938), Austrian playwright and cultural historian. Born in Vienna, Friedell studied there and at Heidelberg. A witty and versatile bohemian, he not only wrote plays but often acted in them, particularly at Max Reinhardt 's theaters in Berlin and Vienna.
Oct 25, 2017 · Historian, philosopher, critic, playwright, journalist, and actor, Egon Friedell was a key figure in the extraordinary flowering of Viennese culture between the two world wars.
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Egon Friedell (1878 - 1938) was a prominent Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer, and theatre critic. Described as a polymath, he took his own life shortly after the Nazis annexed Austria, jumping out of his apartment's window when the SA came to arrest him. ...more.
Friedell claims three main streams pervade the eighteenth century: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Classicism. In ordinary use, by "Enlightenment" we mean an extreme...
