Felix Langer: diaries

Identifier
WL1433
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 69985
Dates
1 Jan 1933 - 31 Jan 1941
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Felix Langer was born in Bruenn, Moravia (Brno, Czec Republic) on 18 June, 1889 and died London 1980. He studied law and political science at the university of Vienna; was a lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian army during WWI; and was a director of relief work for POWs in Siberia at the end of the war. Between 1920 and 1933 he worked as a journalist and writer in Berlin. He was an author of stage and radio plays and film scripts. He was also a contributor to Berliner Tageblatt, among other papers. He emigrated to Bruenn in 1933 where he was a regular contributor to a number of newspapers. In 1939 he emigrated to Great Britain where he became an active member of Club 43, and wrote a number of books, including his best known, Stepping Stones to Peace, (London, 1942).

Archival History

These diaries are thought to have been kept by Felix Langer, the German journalist and author. A postcard addressed to him was found in one of the diaries.

Acquisition

3 diaries from the 1930s

Donated July 1998

Donor: Re-accession

Scope and Content

The diaries contain mostly sparse notes often barely legible. A large part of the content relates to books.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

Subjects

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.