Egon Seefehlner
Encyclopedia
Egon Seefehlner was an Austria
n jurist
, editor
and opera intendant.
Seefehlner was born in Vienna Austria where he studied law at the Konsularakademie Wien. From 1938 to 1943 it was active in the politico-economic department of AEG
, Berlin
. From 1945 to 1961 he returned to Vienna where he worked as editor-in-chief of Der Turm magazine. During this time from 1946 he also served as general secretary of the Wiener Konzerthauses and later from 1954 assistant director of the Wiener Staatsoper.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
, editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and opera intendant.
Seefehlner was born in Vienna Austria where he studied law at the Konsularakademie Wien. From 1938 to 1943 it was active in the politico-economic department of AEG
AEG
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft was a German producer of electrical equipment founded in 1883 by Emil Rathenau....
, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. From 1945 to 1961 he returned to Vienna where he worked as editor-in-chief of Der Turm magazine. During this time from 1946 he also served as general secretary of the Wiener Konzerthauses and later from 1954 assistant director of the Wiener Staatsoper.