Jakob Bettelheim

Jacob Bettelheim, (pseudonym: ''Karl Tellheim''; October 24 (26), 1841, Vienna – July 13, 1909, Berlin) was a Jewish Austrian-German dramatist, writer, translator.

He attained considerable prominence by his first attempt in the field of literature, ''"Elena Taceano"'', a romance. This he followed with ''"Intime Geschichten"'' (novelettes) and a drama, ''"Nero,"'' written in collaboration with Von Schönthan in 1889. After'' "Die Praktische Frau,"'' a farce, came ''"Giftmischer"'' and ''"Vater Morin,"'' two popular plays; 2 dramas, ''"Ehelüge"'' and ''"Sein Bester Freund"''; ''"Madame Kukuk,"'' a farce; ''"Syrenen,"'' a popular play; ''"Seine Gewesene,"'' farce; ''"Aus der Elite,"'' farce, 1894; ''"Der Millionenbauer,"'' drama, in collaboration with M. Kretzer; ''"Verklärung,"'' drama, 1897; ''"Verklärung,"'' farce, 1898; ''"Der Retter,"'' comedy, 1898.

Among other works by Bettelheim may be mentioned: ''"Onkel Jonas,"'' a popular drama, in collaboration with O. Klein, 1898; ''"Victorinen's Hochzeit"'' (translated from Georges Sand's play), 1879; ''"Marguerite"'' (from Sardou), 1886; ''"Der Erbe"'' (from De Maupassant), 1894; and ''"Im Verdacht"'' (from Labiche). Provided by Wikipedia