Oskar Justinus


Oskar Justinus Cohn , best known by the pen name Oskar Justinus, was a German playwright and writer.

Biography

Oskar Justinus Cohn was born into a Jewish family in Breslau. His father, Isaak Cohn, earned a doctorate at an advanced age and for some time held the post of Austro-Hungarian consul. Among his siblings were biologist Ferdinand Cohn, legal historian, and composer.
Cohn made his debut in the dramatic world in 1861 with his play Der Vereins-Held, which was staged in Breslau. His literary pursuits came to a pause, however, as he assumed control of the firm established by his father. He was unsuccessful as a merchant and went into bankruptcy in 1880. Cohn then relocated to Berlin and turned his attention fully to literature, producing several dramatic works in quick succession.
He died in 1893 in Bad Nauheim, where he had sought treatment for a heart condition.

Legacy

The writer's 1887 comedy Kyritz-Pyritz was adapted to film in 1930 by Carl Heinz Wolff, as Errant Husbands.

Publications

Comedies

  • With Heinrich Wilken.
  • With Heinrich Wilken.

  • Tragedies

  • Novels

  • Published posthumously.