- Raoul Auernheimer
Raoul Auernheimer (
April 15 ,1876 inVienna -January 6 ,1948 inOakland, California ) was an Austrian jurist and writer.Auernheimer was the son of German businessman Johann Wilhelm Auernheimer and his Hungarian wife Charlotte "Jenny" Büchler. After receiving his
Abitur , Auernheimer began to study law at the university in his hometown. He concluded his studied with a doctorate in 1900 and became a court assesor in a Viennese court.At age 30, he married Irene Leopoldine Guttmann of
Budapest . Through his uncleTheodor Herzl he gained employment at the "Neuen Freien Presse". He wrote articles about the theater until 1933. In addition to his own name, he also used the pseudonyms "Raoul Heimern" and "Raoul Othmar".In 1923 he became the a manager of the Austrian PEN association. He was president until 1927 and remained vice-president. In March 1938, he was arrested and interned in the
Dachau concentration camp . Because of a request by writerEmil Ludwig , the general council of theUnited States Raymund Geist intervened against his arrest. At the end of 1938 he was released and emigrated toNew York City .Works
* "Aus unserer verlorenen Zeit". - Vienna: Molden, 2004. - ISBN 3-85485-106-5
* "Franz Grillarzer" : der Dichter Österreichs. - Vienna: Amalthea-Verl., 1972
* "Josef-Kainz-Gedenkbuch". - Vienna: Frisch, 1924
* "Metternich" : Staatsmann und Kavalier. - Munich: Heyne, 1978. - ISBN 3-453-55033-1
* "Die rechte und die linke Hand". - Graz : Styria Verl., 1999. - ISBN 3-222-11635-0
* "Das Wirtshaus zur verlorenen Zeit. - Vienna: Ullstein, 1948
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