DAUBLER, THEODORE (1876-1934), German writer, was born in Trieste on Aug. 17, 1876, son of a merchant family. With the appearance of Das Nordlicht (191o) Daubler took his place at the head of the German expressionist movement. Das Nordlicht is a massive religious allegory showing the author's own path from agnosticism to mystic religion, under an epic heroic disguise. Other characteristic poetical works are Der Stern helle Weg (1913), Das Sternenkind (1916) and Die Treppe zum Nordlicht (1920), Attische Sonette (1924) ; prose works, Mit silberner Sichel (1921) ; Wir wollen nicht verweilen (auto biographical fragment, 1916) ; Der neue Standpunkt (artistic criticism, 1916) ; Lucidarium in arte musica (musical criticism, 1917) ; Ein Kampf urn die moderne Kunst. D'aubler was remark ably successful in giving his thought clear and often melodious expression, but his original work, possibly owing to its Latin forms, was slow in achieving wide popularity in Germany. His influence as a critic of expressionist music and poetry was, how ever, very great. In 1928 he was elected a member of the German Academy of Letters.