Martin Greif (poet)

Martin Greif
Greif in 1898
Born
Friedrich Hermann Frey

(1839-06-18)18 June 1839
Speyer
Died1 April 1911(1911-04-01) (aged 71)
Kufstein
Occupations
  • Offizier
  • Poet
  • Dramatist

Martin Greif, born Friedrich Hermann Frey (18 June 1839 – 1 April 1911) was a German freelance writer of poems and dramas which were performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna and the Bavarian Court Theatre in Munich. His texts inspired compositions by Alban Berg, Max Reger, Erna Schorlemmer, and Pauline Volkstein, among others.