Moritz Band

Moritz Band
Born	(1864-10-06)6 October 1864[1] Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	29 July 1932(1932-07-29) (aged 67) Linz, Austria
Pen name	Stefan Schrader
Language	German

Moritz Band (6 October 1864 – 29 July 1932), also known by the pseudonym Stefan Schrader, was an Austrian writer, playwright and art critic.

Biography

Moritz Band was born into a Jewish family in Vienna. At an early age he began to write for the press, mostly feuilletons, humorous sketches, and sporting news. After finishing his studies at the gymnasium, he joined Adolf Hartleben [hu]'s publishing house as secretary.^[2]

From 1894 to 1908 Band was senior editor of the weekly newspaper Wiener Bilder, becoming editor-in-chief in 1915. He was also editor of the magazine Der Tourismus from 1908 to 1915.^[3]

He lived in Baden bei Wien.^[4]

Publications

• Encyklopädie des Buchhändlerischer Wissens. Weimar. 1887.
• Semmering-Führer. Vienna. 1888.
• Rosl (operetta). 1888.
• Dur und Moll. 1888.
• Der Letzte Bombardier (comedy). 1889.
• Aus dem Pensionat (comedy). 1889.
• Band, Moritz (1889). Unsere Kunst in Wort und Bild. Vienna.
• Wiener Künstler-Dekameron. 1891.
• Handbuch des Radfahrsports. 1895.
• Angiolina (novel). 1896.
• Die Hochzeitsreise (operetta). 1900.
• Die Sphynx (operetta). 1900.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Beer, Moses (1902). "Band, Moritz". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 489.

1. Eisenberg, Ludwig; Groner, Richard (1889). Das geistige Wien (in German). Brockhausen und Bräuer. p. 8.
2. Jahn, B. (2011). Die deutschsprachige Presse: Ein biographisch-bibliographisches Handbuch (in German). De Gruyter. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-11-096157-7.
3. Blumesberger, S.; Doppelhofer, M.; Mauthe, G., eds. (2002). Handbuch österreichischer Autorinnen und Autoren jüdischer Herkunft 18. bis 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Vol. 1. K. G. Saur. p. 63. ISBN 3-598-11545-8.
4. "Band, Moritz; Ps. Stefan Schrader (1864–1932), Schriftsteller". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon (in German). Vol. 1. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences. 1957. p. 48. doi:10.1553/0x00280f0f.