Konrad Loewe, real name ''Konrad Löw'' (6 February 1856 in

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– 11 February 1912 in Vienna), was an actor and playwright from

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.Konrad Löwe
on deutsche-digitale-bibliothek The son of a merchant, Loewe studied law in Vienna, but changed for the stage in 1878. After stays in

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and

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he came to the

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in 1881 and played at numerous other theatres in Germany and Austria. In 1895 he finally became an actor at the k.k. Hof-Burgtheater in Vienna. To his mostly heroic roles belong the figures of Gessler, Musikus Miller,

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, and others. He was buried in

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in Vienna. His wife, the court opera singer Mathilde Loewe, is buried next to him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Loewe, Konrad 1856 births 1912 deaths Male actors from Austria-Hungary Dramatists and playwrights from Austria-Hungary Burials at Döbling Cemetery