
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.