Nagler, A.M. (Alois Maria), 1907-1993

Alois Maria Nagler was born in Graz, Austria, in 1907, and educated at the University of Graz. In the 1930s he was a theater critic and literary editor for a Viennese newspaper. Nagler visited the United States as a guest lecturer in the late 1930s and did not return to Europe. In 1946 he joined the Yale faculty teaching theater history and was director of graduate studies in theater history until his retirement in 1976. Nagler was co-founder and past president of the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) and co-founder and former chairman of the American Society for Theatre Research (AFTR). He is the author of A Source Book in Theatrical History. Nagler died in Wallingford, Connecticut, on August 5, 2008.

From the description of Alois M. Nagler papers, 1932-1973 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702188124

A. M. Nagler joined the faculty at Yale in 1946, and taught theater history until he retired from the Yale School of Drama in 1976. In addition to numerous works on medieval and Renaissance theater, he was the author of A Sourcebook in Theatrical History .

From the guide to the A. M. Nagler Slide/Tape Lectures on the History of Theater, 1980, (Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections)

A. M. Nagler joined the faculty at Yale in 1946, and taught theater history until he retired from the Yale School of Drama in 1976. In addition to numerous works on medieval and Renaissance theater, he was the author of A Sourcebook in Theatrical History.

From the description of A. M. Nagler slide/tape lectures on the history of theater, [198-]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702180312

Alois Maria Nagler was born in Graz, Austria, in 1907, and educated at the University of Graz. In the 1930s he was a theater critic and literary editor for a Viennese newspaper. Nagler visited the United States as a guest lecturer in the late 1930s and did not return to Europe. In 1946 he joined the Yale faculty teaching theater history and was director of graduate studies in theater history until his retirement in 1976. Nagler was co-founder and past president of the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) and co-founder and former chairman of the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR). He is the author of A Source Book in Theatrical History . Nagler died in Wallingford, Connecticut, on August 5, 2008.

From the guide to the Alois M. Nagler papers, 1932-1973, (Manuscripts and Archives)