Oscar A. H. Schmitz

Born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe on April 16, 1873, Oscar A. H. Schmitz was a German writer, essayist, and cultural critic. He became associated with the Munich bohemian scene and was known in his time for lively, often witty writing about society, fashion, travel, and the habits of the educated upper class.

Schmitz also wrote fiction, including the well-known early work Hashish, and he developed a reputation as a close observer of modern life. After leaving the George Circle, he lived mainly in Berlin and later in Salzburg, where he became interested in psychoanalysis and helped popularize ideas connected with depth psychology.

He died in Frankfurt am Main on December 17, 1931. Today, he is remembered as a distinctive voice of German literary and social life around the turn of the century, combining social satire with a real curiosity about the inner life.