Siegfried Trebitsch | |
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 Portrait from 1902. | |
| Born | 22 December 1868 Vienna |
| Died | 3 June 1956 (aged 87) |
| Resting place | Zürich |
| Nationality | Austrian; French; Czechoslovakian |
| Occupation(s) | Translator; playwright; poet |
| Years active | c.1900–1956 |
| Notable work | Jitta's Atonement |
Siegfried Trebitsch (1868–1956) was an Austrian playwright, translator, novelist and poet. Though prolific as a writer in various genres, he was best known for his German translations, especially of the works of the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, with whom he kept up a long and detailed correspondence. He is also known for translations of French writers, especially Georges Courteline.