Occupation medical doctor Role Writer Name Karl Schonherr | Nationality Austria | |
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Movies Crossing Boundaries, Der Weibsteufel, A Devil of a Woman Parents Joseph Schonherr, Marie Suitner Schonherr Similar People Florian Flicker, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Georg Tressler, Wolfgang Liebeneiner | ||
Nominations Nobel Prize in Literature | ||
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Karl Schönherr (24 February 1867 - 15 March 1943) was an Austrian writer of Austrian Heimat themes.
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Biography
Schönherr was born in Axams, near Innsbruck (Austria), to Joseph and Marie Suitner Schönherr. He began studying philosophy in Innsbruck, then switched to medicine in Vienna, becoming a doctor in 1896. He worked in a hospital in St. Pölten before opening his own practice in Vienna. He gave up practicing after the success of Der Bildschnitzer.
He experienced the poor living conditions of the people around him, especially during World War I, and wrote about these topics. Schönherr's works include protests against the Catholic church. He was also in favor of the Anschluss, but apparently did not share antisemitic tendencies.
Death
Schönherr died in Vienna. He is buried on the Zentralfriedhof (Group 14 C, #11).