Gustav Weinberg (26 April 1856,

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– 1909) was a German teacher, author, dramatist and poet. He was born to a Jewish family in Gersfeld. His father Juda Weinberg owned a

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. He earned a PhD in literature at the

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in 1884 with the dissertation ''Das französische Schäferspiel in der ersten Hälfte des siebzehnten Jahrhunderts'' ("The French Pastoral Play in the First Half of the Seventeenth Century"). He then worked as a private tutor and as a teacher at the Philanthropin School of the Jewish community in Frankfurt. He also taught at the

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. He frequently wrote literary reviews for various newspapers. In 1906 he published his play ''Saul: ein Trauerspiel in fünf Akten'' ("Saul: a Tragedy in Five Acts"). Other dramatic works included ''Lieder eines Narren'' ("A Fool’s Songs") and ''Der Halling: Oper in drei Akten'' ("The Halling: Opera in Three Acts"). He wrote poetry, but it was never published.Guide to the Papers of Gustav Weinberg (1856–1909)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weinberg, Gustav 1856 births 1909 deaths 19th-century German dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German educators