Alfons von Czibulka

Alfons Freiherr von Czibulka, or Alfons Cibulka (born 28 June 1888, Ratboř Castle (Schloss Radborsch) near Kolín, Bohemia – died 22 October 1969, Munich) was a Czech-Austrian writer and painter. (Pseudonym A. von Birnitz)^[1]

Czibulka was the son of general Freiherr Hubert von Czibulka and Marie von Birnitz. In 1919 he co-founded of supernatural fantasy magazine Der Orchideengarten.^[2].

Literary works

• Die grossen Kapitäne (biography, 1923)
• Prinz Eugen (biography, 1927)
• Der Münzturm (novel, 1936)
• Der Kerzlmacher von St. Stephan (novel, 1937)
• Das Abschiedskonzert (novel, 1944)
• Reich mir die Hand, mein Leben (novel, 1956)

References

1. ^ AEIOU Encyclopedia (German)
2. ^ Paijmans, Theo. "Garden of Orchids". The Black Sun. http://dieschwarzesonne.blogspot.com/2006/08/garden-of-orchids.html. Retrieved 3 January 2010.