Heinrich Leopold Wagner

Heinrich Leopold Wagner (19 February 1747 – 4 March 1779) was a German dramatist.

Wagner was born in Strasbourg and is chiefly known for his 1776 tragedy The Child Murderess. He died, aged 32, in Frankfurt.

Works

  • Prometheus, Deukalion und seine Rezensenten, 1775
  • Der wohltätige Unbekannte, 1775
  • Die Reue nach der Tat, 1775
  • Neuer Versuch über die Schauspielkunst, 1776, a translation of Louis-Sébastien Mercier's Du Théâtre ou nouvel essai sur l'art dramatique
  • Leben und Tod Sebastian Silligs
  • Die Kindermörderin, 1776
  • Briefe, die Seylersche Gesellschaft betreffend, 1777
  • Evchen Humbrecht oder Ihr Mütter merkts Euch!, 1778, a reworking of Die Kindermörderin


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