Baron Karl
Baron Karl (born January 24, 1882 ; † October 13, 1948 in Vienna ; also: Baronkarl ) was a well-known Viennese original .
Life
Karl Baron, who was only called Baron Karl by everyone, was a well-known Viennese original. He was particularly well respected in his home district of Favoriten , even though he was actually a so-called "sandler", a homeless tramp. He became particularly famous in the interwar period and after the Second World War . Numerous anecdotes and stories about him make it difficult to distinguish actual from invented. He is said to have had a strong sense of social compassion. Baron Karl died in a traffic accident when he was run over by a car in 1948. He was first buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery. Thousands of people are said to have been present at his funeral. Since 1995 his grave has been in the Matzleinsdorf Evangelical Cemetery (Group 15, No. 238), which is looked after and cared for.
effect
Based on oral traditions, the author Peter Henisch made Baron Karl the hero of one of his books. In 1995 the Baron-Karl-Gasse in Favoriten was named after him.
literature
- Heinz Schödl, in: Favoritner Museum Blätter No. 12.
- Peter Henisch: From the Baronkarl . Weitra: Provincial Library, 1993.
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Baron-Karl-Gasse. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 6, Kremayr & Scheriau / Orac, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-218-00741-0 , p. 15 ( digitized version ).
- Friederike Kraus: The Baron-Karl - A district original . in: Viennese originals from the interwar period . Diploma thesis University of Vienna, Vienna 2008 ( online version ).
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Baron Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karl Baron; Baron Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian original |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1882 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 1948 |
| Place of death | Vienna |