Anton Reiber-Koller

Anton Reiber-Koller (1826-1895) was a Brunanter poet and playwright famous in the late 19th century.

Biography
Reiber-Koller was born in Brunantstad to an Austro-Jewish family. In 1822 his family left Vienna and settled in Brunant following years of unrest. Reiber-Koller began writing poetry in the 1850s and began writing plays in the 1860s. On of his most famous plays would be the comedy Lucky Strike, about a poor immigrant who comes upon a buried fortune and attempts to rub shoulders with Brunant's high class. First performed in 1867, the play would later be revived in 1889, becoming a classic. Like Lucky Strike, the majority of his works dealt with many contemporary issues such as poverty.

Personal life
Reiber-Koller married in 1865 to Anna Harder and had six (other sources list five) children. His family lived in comfort, though by the 1880s his waning career led to a shortage in income and a rise in his drinking. He and his wife were separated in 1884. Reiber-Koller died in 1895, indebted and alone.

Legacy
Reiber-Koller play's have become famous and a "rediscovery" of his work in the 1930s led to renewed interest. He was commemorated in 2005 in a 55 Euro cent stamp on famous Brunanters.