Richard Voss (2 September 1851 – 10 June 1918) was a German

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and

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. In standard

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, his name is printed as Voß.

Biography

Voss was born at Neu-Grape near Pyritz, in

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, the son of a country squire. Though intended for the life of a country gentleman, he showed no inclination for outdoor life, and on his return from the war of 1870-71, in which he was wounded, he studied philosophy at

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and

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, and then settled at Berchtesgaden. In 1884

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, appointed Voss as librarian of the

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, but he later resigned the post, due to ill health. Voss spent 25 years of his life living at

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, near Rome, where he wrote many of his novels and plays. He was granted honorary citizenship of the town.

Main works

Plays

*''Savonarola'' (1878) *''Magda'' (1879) *''Die Patricierin'', a classical drama, which won the Schiller prize in 1896 (The Patrician Dame; 1880) *''Pater Modestus'', dealing with the problem of religion (1882) *''Der Mohr des Zaren'' (1883) *''Unehrlich Volk'' (1885) *''Alexandra'' (1888) *''Eva'' (1889) *''Wehe dem Besiegten'' (Woe to the Vanquished; 1889) *''Die neue Zeit'' (1891) *''Schuldig'' (1892) *''Lebenskünstler'' (1902)

Novels

*''San Sebastian'' (1883) *''Der Sohn der Volskerin'' (1885) *''Die Sabinerin'', remarkable for its beautiful descriptions of Italian country (1888) *''Der Mönch von Berchtesgaden'' (1891) *''Villa Falconieri'', the story of a successful poet who lost confidence in his powers (1896) *''Der neue Gott'' (1898) *''Die Rächerin'' (1899) *''Amata'', a story of

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's time (1901) *''Römisches Fieber'' (1902) *''Allerlei Erlebtes'' (1902) *''Die Leute von Valdars'' (1902) *''Die Schuldige'', novel in two parts (1907) *''Alpentragödie'' (1909) *'' Zwei Menschen'' (1911)

Filmography

*', directed by (1913) *', directed by (1913) *', directed by (1914) *''Perjury'', directed by

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(1921) *''Die Schuldige'', directed by

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(1921) *'' Two People'', directed by

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(1924) *', directed by

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(1925) *''

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'', directed by

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(1927) *''

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'', directed by Johannes Meyer (1928) *''

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'', directed by Richard Oswald (1928) *'' Two People'', directed by

Erich Waschneck Erich John Waschneck (29 April 1887, in Grimma, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 September 1970, in Berlin) was a German cameraman, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Early life Erich was the son of Karl Hermann Waschneck, a blacksmith, and hi ...

(1930) *'' Two People'', directed by

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(1952)

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