Heimito von Doderer

Heimito von Doderer, born Franz Carl Heimito von Doderer in 1896, was an Austrian writer, novelist, screenwriter, and poet. He wrote in German and was educated at the University of Vienna. His notable works include The Demons and Die Strudlhofstiege. Additional works listed are Julius Winkler, Der Grenzwald, Mit der Sprache leben, Das letzte Abenteuer, Erzählung, and Die Freunde meiner Frau und neunzehn andere Kurzgeschichten.

Doderer was a member of the Nazi Party and the German Academy for Language and Literature. He received the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna and the City of Vienna Literature Prize, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died of colorectal cancer in Vienna on December 23, 1966. His remains were buried on January 2, 1967. His archives are held at the Austrian National Library.