Max Mell
Austrian poet, playwright and author (1882-1971) · Austria · On the map · Writers · Died at 89
Max Mell (1882-1971) was an Austrian writer. He wrote plays, novels and screenplays. He was born in Maribor, then part of the Austrian Empire but now in Slovenia. He studied at Vienna University, and served in the Austrian military during World War I.
Max Mell is read about 9 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 17 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
In 1914 he won the Bauernfeld Prize, and in 1929 he was awarded the Franz Grillparzer Prize. Culturally conservative, in 1951 he tried to counter what he regarded as Nazi distortions of the epic Nibelungenlied with a more faithful reading of the original text. In 1959 he was given the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art.
Where to find them
The same award as Max
Felix BraunBoth received Franz-Grillparzer-Preis
Marie Eugenie Delle GrazieBoth received Bauernfeld prize
Marie-Thérèse KerschbaumerBoth received Peter Rosegger award
Rudolf Hans BartschBoth received Peter Rosegger award
Mirko JelusichBoth received Franz-Grillparzer-PreisFranz NablBoth received Bauernfeld prize