Ernst Benedikt collection

Identifier
WL2163
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 106157
Dates
1 Jan 1890 - 31 Jan 1970
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • Swedish
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://wiener.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/106157

Extent and Medium

2 folders & 68 digital items

Biographical History

The writer, dramatist and painter Ernst Martin Benedikt (1882-1973) was the son of the journalist and editor Moriz Benedikt, who ran the Viennese newspaper Neue Freie Presse. Ernst studied law and wrote for his father’s paper; after Moriz’s death, he became its owner and, until 1935, chief editor. He was imprisoned after the November Pogrom until April 1939. The next month he left Austria for the UK, travelling on to Sweden in July. Here he wrote for various Swedish publications. He returned to Austria in 1962 and died on 28 December 1973.

Archival History

The materials were collected by Ernst Benedikt's granddaughter; she donated them to the library in 2018.

Acquisition

Donated 19.3.2018

Donor: Karina Obadia

Scope and Content

Photocopies of documents about Ernst Benedikt's life and of his publications, as well as digitised photographs of him and his family.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • The donation included the exhibition catalogue Ernst Martin Benedikt (1882-1973), Museum Bochum (17 December 1988-5 February 1989). This has been removed and added to the book collection.

People

  • Benedikt, Ernst Martin

Subjects

  • Artists
  • Jewish literature
  • Literary criticism
  • Photographs
  • Publishing

Places

  • Sweden
  • Vienna
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