Bram Stoker (1847 - 1912)

Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker, birth name Abraham Stoker, is an Irish writer, theater business manager and critic.

Stoker attended Dublin University and Trinity College, where he studied mathematics. He served for ten years at Dublin Castle and also worked as a drama critic for the Dublin Evening Mail (later Evening Mail) newspaper, where he met the actor Sir Henry Irving. From 1878 until Irving's death 27 years later, Stoker was his manager and accompanied him on his American tours, and later published his biography.

Stoker became world famous for his gothic horror novel Dracula, which was first published in 1897. The theme of mysterious and romantic vampires was and still is very popular in society. Stoker's novel has been reprinted many times, and the story itself has inspired countless interpretations and screen adaptations. Stoker wrote several other novels, including The Mystery of the Sea (1902), The Jewel of the Seven Stars (1903), and The Lady with the Shroud (1909).