Frank Wedekind

Frank Wedekind

personal-info

known-for

Writing

gender

Male

birthday

1864-07-24

place-of-birth

Hannover, Germany

also-known-as

biography

Benjamin Franklin Wedekind, usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright, author and chansonnier. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes, particularly towards sex, is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre.