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A. (Alexander) Wilhelmi
1817–1877
Known by the pen name A. Wilhelmi, this 19th-century dramatist wrote lively comic plays while also building a career on the stage. Born in Buda and active in German-speaking theater, he became especially associated with Dresden and light, audience-friendly comedy.
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Toinen tai toinen naimaan: Ilveily yhdessä näytöksessä
by A. (Alexander) Wilhelmi
About the author
Alexander Victor Wilhelmi was the pen name of Alexander Victor Zechmeister (September 5, 1817 – October 8, 1877), a German-language actor and playwright born in Ofen, now part of Budapest. Standard biographical sources describe him as a theater actor and writer of comedies, and note that his real family name was Zechmeister.
After losing his parents young, he was educated in Vienna. Biographical references say he worked in the theater world across the German-speaking stage and became known especially for comic writing; Deutsche Biographie calls him an actor and Lustspieldichter, a writer of light comedies.
For readers today, Wilhelmi is remembered less as a canonical literary giant than as a skilled man of the theater: someone who wrote plays meant to be performed, enjoyed, and laughed with. His work belongs to the lively world of 19th-century popular stage comedy.