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Joseph Viktor Widmann (1842–1911)
Widmann, Joseph Viktor (vid’män). A Swiss poet; born in Moravia, Feb. 20, 1842; died in 1911. He studied theology in Heidelberg and Jena, and in 1866 became organist and musical director in Liestal; in 1867 he was made assistant pastor at Thurgau; in 1868 became director of the Girls’ School in Bern, but resigned this position in 1880, becoming associate editor of the Bern Bund. He wrote: ‘Iphigenia in Delphi’ (1865), a drama; ‘Buddha: An Epic Poem’ (1869); ‘Œnone’ (1880), a play; ‘The Muse of Aretin.’