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Leitgeb, Josef
© Copyright Josef Leitgeb. Photo, around 1925. Leitgeb, Josef, b. Bischofshofen (Salzburg), Aug. 17, 1897, d. Innsbruck (Tyrol), April 9, 1952, poet, narrative writer, essayist. 1925 doctor of law, teacher at the village school and at a secondary modern school. Joined the circle around the magazine Brenner, Der", 1921, where he first published poems. His work is mainly autobiographical and describes his native home. Awarded the Grand Austrian State Prize in 1950. Works: Poetry: Gedichte, 1922; Musik der Landschaft, 1935; Vita Somnium Breve, 1943; Sämtliche Gedichte, 1953. - Prose: Kinderlegende, 1934; Christian und Brigitte, 1936; Am Rande des Krieges, 1942; Von Blumen, Bäumen und Musik, 1947; Das unversehrte Jahr, 1948; Abschied und fernes Bild, 1959. - Edition: Gesammelte Werke, ed. by W. Methlagl and H. Prantl, 1997ff. Literature: J. Wolf, J. L. Leben und Werk, 1966; NDB.
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