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Alfred Polgar (originally: Alfred Polak; 17 October 1873 in Vienna – 24 April 1955 in Zurich) was an Austrian-born columnist, theater critic, writer and occasionally translator. Jewish life and culture in Leopoldstadt, 1915
Alfred Polgar war ein österreichischer Schriftsteller, Aphoristiker, Kritiker und Übersetzer. Er ist einer der bekanntesten Autoren der Wiener Moderne.
Alfred Polgar. (1873—1955) Quick Reference. (Vienna, 1873–1955, Zurich), began as a parliamentary reporter and became a dramatic critic in Vienna and, from 1925 to 1933, in Berlin. Under National Socialism he returned to Vienna, whence ... From: Polgar, Alfred in The Oxford Companion to German Literature » Subjects: Literature. Reference entries.
One of the most celebrated writings on cafés is Alfred Polgar’s Theory of the Café Central (1926), essentially a feuil-leton-manifesto written from within the world of the iconic Viennese literary café.
- Paul Manning
- 2013
Alfred Polgar. The forgotten wit who Marlene Dietrich had hoped would write her biography. By Clive James. March 16, 20077:18 AM. The following essay is adapted from Clive James’ Cultural...
Vienna 1900. Biography. Alfred Polgar was born Alfred Polak on October 17, 1873 in the Leopoldstadt district in Vienna. His Jewish parents, Henriette and Josef, owned a piano school, and he was the youngest of three children. Polgar attended business school and became a member of the editorial staff of the Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung.
POLGAR, ALFRED (1873–1955), Austrian essayist and critic. One of Austria's foremost prose stylists and drama critics, Polgar, who was born as Alfred Polak, was the son of a Viennese musician. He worked as a reporter and as drama critic for the Wiener Allgemeinen Zeitung.
