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Friedrich Halm (1806–1871)
Münch-Bellinghausen, Eligius Franz Joseph von, Baron (münċh bel’ling-hou”zen), better known as “Friedrich Halm” (hälm). An Austrian dramatist; born at Kraków, April 2, 1806; died at Vienna, May 22, 1871. He studied law, and held various official positions at Vienna. He wrote: ‘Griseldis’ (10th ed. 1893), which had great success; ‘The Adept’ (1836); ‘Camoens’ (1837); ‘Imelda Lambertazzi’ (1838); ‘The Son of the Wilderness’ (9th ed. 1894), well known in England and America under the title ‘Ingomar’; ‘The Fencer of Ravenna’ (5th ed. 1893), perhaps his best work; ‘Wild Fire’ (6th ed. 1894), a romantic comedy; etc.