Wilhelm Franz Josef Kosch (2 October 1879 – 20 December 1960) was an Austrian historian of literature and theatre and

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that he conceived and later revised several times, the ' is a references in the field of

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. Born in

Drahany Drahany is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Drahany lies approximately west of Prostějov, south-west of Olomouc, and east of Prague. Notable people *Wilhelm Kosch ...

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, Kosch died in

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in 1960 at age 81.

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* ''A. Stifter. Festschrift'', 1905 * ''Martin Greif in seinen Werken'', 1907 * ''Die Deutschen in Österreich und ihr Ausgleich mit den Tschechen'', 1909 * ''Menschen und Bücher''. Essays 1912 * ''Melchior Diepenbruck'', 1913 * ''Das deutsche Theater und Drama (im 19. Jahrhundert) seit Schillers Tod'', Vier Quellen Verlag, Leipzig (1913) * M. Sailer, 1914 * Martin von Cochem, 1915 * ''Feldmarschall Graf Radetzky'', 1915 * J. von Eichendorff, 1923 * ''Das katholische Deutschland'',''Das katholische Deutschland''
on ZVAB (A–S), 1933, (1938) * '' in her letters to

Adalbert Stifter Adalbert Stifter (; 23 October 1805 – 28 January 1868) was an Austrian writer, poet, painter, and pedagogue. He was notable for the vivid natural landscapes depicted in his writing and has long been popular in the German-speaking world, while ...

''. Der Wächter Verlag, Nymwegen 1940 and 1948. Publisher * ''Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon''. Biographisches und bibliographisches Handbuch I (1949) – 4 (1958); 2nd edition 1947–1958; 3rd edition 1966 * ''Das katholische Deutschland'' (A – Schlüter), 1933–1938 * '' Biographisches Staatshandbuch'' 1–2, 1963 * ''

Deutsches Theater-Lexikon The ''Deutsche Theater-Lexikon'' is, according to its subtitle, a "biography and bibliography manual". The encyclopedia lists stage actors from the German-speaking area. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek leads the ''Deutsche Theater-Lexikon'' unde ...

'' (A – Rostok), 1953–1966; Revision by Ingrid Bigler-Marschall, 2013.

Bibliography

* : ''Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der böhmischen Länder.'' on behalf of the

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Vol.II, Oldenbourg, Munich 1984, , with further references. * Supplement to vol. I, ''Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der böhmischen Länder,'' 1979, , Bibliography and data supplements: ''Kosch, Wilhelm''. * * Jaksch: Bohemia 4. Oktober 1929.

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