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Max Bernstein

1854 – 1925

German author and art and theatre critic

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About Max Bernstein

Lived 1854 – 1925 (aged 70). Max Bernstein was a poet lawyer, writer, lawyer, theatre critic, jurist and playwright.

Max Bernstein (May 12, 1854, Fürth – March 5, 1925, München) was a German art and theatre critic and author. He was the husband of Elsa Bernstein.

The Salon Bernstein Bernstein and his wife Elsa had one of the most prominent salons during the millennium. Guests included Theodor Fontane, Henrik Ibsen, Paul Heyse, Gerhart Hauptmann, Hermann Levi, Thomas Mann, Gustav Mahler, Ludwig Ganghofer, Ludwig Thoma, Frank Wedekind, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Rainer Maria Rilke, Max Halbe, Hermann Sudermann, Otto Brahm, Ricarda Huch, Eduard von Keyserling, Georg Hirth, Erich Mühsam, Klabund, Franziska zu Reventlow, Annette Kolb, Tilla Durieux, Richard Strauss, Engelbert Humperdinck, Bruno Walter, Franz von Stuck, Olaf Gulbransson, Friedrich August von Kaulbach, Maximilian Harden, and Max Weber.

Works Der kleine Hydriot (art critic, 1884) Münchener Bunte Mappe (anthology, 1884) Kleine Geschichten (stories, 1888) Münchener Jahresausstellung von Kunstwerken aller Nationen (1889) Blau (comedy, 1894) D’ Mali (play, 1903) Narrische Leut’ (stories, 1904) Herthas Hochzeit (comedy, 1907) Die Sünde (comedy, 1909) Der gute Vogel (comedy, 1913) Herrenrecht (play, 1916) Gesindel (play, 1921) Theaterbriefe (critiques in the Münchner Neueste Nachrichten)

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Poet lawyer, writer, lawyer, theatre critic, jurist, playwright
Nationality
German Reich

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Max Bernstein?

German author and art and theatre critic (1854-1925)

When was Max Bernstein born?

Max Bernstein was born on 12 May 1854 in Fürth.

When did Max Bernstein die?

Max Bernstein died on 8 March 1925 in Munich.

What was Max Bernstein's occupation?

Max Bernstein was a poet lawyer, writer, lawyer, theatre critic, jurist and playwright.

What nationality was Max Bernstein?

Max Bernstein's recorded nationality: German Reich.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Max Bernstein

· Wikidata: Q86731

· DBpedia: Max Bernstein

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