86. Speech by Professor Süss on Gerhart Hauptmann

The Vienna Academy of Sciences has not only awarded Gerhart Hauptmann the Grillparzer Prize for his “Fuhrmann Henschel” as befits its status. It has also done him a special honor beyond that. Prof. Süß, the president of the academy, who is at the forefront of contemporary scientific thought, gave a speech on the great poet of scientific thought. It is a spiritual event of the highest order that an academy shows such understanding for one of the most progressive artists. If only that were a good sign!