Frank Wedekind
Personal information
- Known for
- Writing
- Known credits
- 29
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- July 24, 1864
- Died
- March 9, 1918
- Place of birth
- Hannover, Germany
Biography
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind, usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright, author and chansonnier. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes, particularly towards sex, is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre.
