Wilhelm Kosch

Wilhelm Franz Josef Kosch (2 October 1879 – 20 December 1960) was an Austrian historian of literature and theatre and lexicographer. The lexicon that he conceived and later revised several times, the ''Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon'' is a references in the field of German literature.

Born in Drahany in Moravia, Kosch died in Vienna in 1960 at age 81. Provided by Wikipedia