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Ödön von Horváth

Also recorded as Ödön v. Horvath · Edmund Josef von Horváth · Edmund Josef von Horvath · Ödön von Horvath

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Austrian-Hungarian author Ödön von Horváth (1901–1938) in 1919

Anonymous Unknown author · Dieter Hildebrandt: Ödön von Horváth. Reinbek: Rowohlt 1975. S. 25. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Identity and origins

Ödön von Horváth studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The recorded working language is Hungarian and German.

The field of work recorded is performing arts, German studies and literature.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Vienna, Munich and Berlin.

Works named in the authority record are The Age of the Fish and Kasimir and Karoline.

Distinctions recorded are Kleist Prize.

Ödön von Horváth was recorded at birth as Edmund Josef von Horváth. The authorities additionally record the headings Ödön v. Horvath, Edmund Josef von Horváth, Edmund Josef von Horvath and Ödön von Horvath. His recorded languages were Hungarian and German.

He married Maria Elsner.

Career and activity

Ödön von Horváth worked in performing arts, German studies, literature and drama.

He worked at Vienna, Munich and Berlin.

Berlin memorial plaque , Ödön von Horvath , Martin-Luther-Straße 20a, Berlin-Schöneberg , Germany

Berlin memorial plaque , Ödön von Horvath , Martin-Luther-Straße 20a, Berlin-Schöneberg , Germany

OTFW , Berlin · Self-photographed

Dated record

Life and career

Explore 1901–1938

  1. 1901

    Life

    Ödön von Horváth born at Rijeka.

  2. 1931

    Institution

    Ödön von Horvath - Légendes de la Forêt Viennoise - Première version (1931) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 1934

    Institution

    Ödön von Horvath - Allers-Retours (1934) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  4. 1938

    Life

    Ödön von Horváth died at avenue des Champs-Élysées.

The full dated record · 4 entries

  1. 1901

    Ödön von Horváth born at Rijeka.

  2. 1931

    Ödön von Horvath - Légendes de la Forêt Viennoise - Première version (1931) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 1934

    Ödön von Horvath - Allers-Retours (1934) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  4. 1938

    Ödön von Horváth died at avenue des Champs-Élysées.

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Places

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  • Rijeka

    Birth place

  • avenue des Champs-Élysées

    Death place

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Catalogued output

Catalogued works

Zur schönen Aussicht; Die Unbekannte aus der Seine; Figaro läßt sich scheiden. Der ju ngere Bruder, dated 1958. אמונה, אהבה, תקווה [תכניה]. דון זואן חוזר משדה הקרב.

  • The Age of the Fish

  • The eternal philistine

  • A Child of Our Time

  • Figaro Gets Divorced

  • Kasimir and Karoline

  • Tales from the Vienna Woods

  • Hin und Her

  • Don Juan Comes Back From The War

  • Niemand - Tragödie in sieben Bildern

  • Ausgwählte Werke. נעורים ללא אל

  • Die Bergbahn

  • Ein Dorf ohne Männer

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  • The Age of the Fish

  • The eternal philistine

  • A Child of Our Time

  • Figaro Gets Divorced

  • Kasimir and Karoline

  • Tales from the Vienna Woods

  • Hin und Her

  • Don Juan Comes Back From The War

  • Niemand - Tragödie in sieben Bildern

  • Ausgwählte Werke. נעורים ללא אל

  • Die Bergbahn

  • Ein Dorf ohne Männer

  • Gesammelte Werke

  • Der ewige Spiesser

  • Agadot mi-yeʻarot Ṿinah

  • Emunah, ahavah, tiḳṿah

  • Sladek, der schwarze Reichswehrmann

  • Don Z'uʾan ḥozer meha-milḥamah

  • Kasimir und Karoline

  • Revolte auf Côte 3018

  • Figaro lässt sich scheiden

  • Di 3 di guo de bing shi

  • Jugend ohne Gott

  • Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald

  • Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung

  • La foi, l'espérance et la charité

  • Oder, Die schwarze Armee

  • Italienische Nacht

  • Agadot mi-yaʻarot Ṿina. קאזימיר וקרולינה

  • Sportmrchen und andere Prosa und Verse

  • Zeitalter der Fische

  • Unvollendet

  • Ein Kind unserer Zeit

  • Stücke

  • Der jüngste Tag. Ödön von Horváth

  • ZUR SCHÖNEN AUSSICHT,

  • Die Unbekannte aus der Seine

Literature

Literature

La era del pez, de Ödön Von Horváth; traducción de Eduardo Goligorsky; prólogo de Héctor Orestes Aguilar, Inter Litteras, 2023.

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Scholarly footprint

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.

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