Gustav von Moser

Born in Spandau on May 11, 1825, Gustav von Moser was a German writer and playwright best known for comedies and farces. He was educated in the Berlin cadet corps and served as an officer in a Prussian battalion before leaving military life in 1856 to devote himself to writing.

That background shaped much of his work. Moser became especially successful with lively stage comedies, including military-themed pieces, and he was a remarkably prolific author. Many of his plays were written for popular performance and helped make him a familiar name in German-speaking theater during the late 1800s.

He died in Görlitz on October 23, 1903. Although literary tastes changed after his lifetime, he remains an important figure in the history of popular German theater and comic playwriting.