Felix Batsy

Felix Franz Ferdinand Maria Batsy (born May 30, 1877 in Vienna-Wieden ; † January 30, 1952 in Vienna-Innere Stadt ) was an Austrian author and collector of erotic writings and art.

Life

Professional Batsy was 1919-1930 District Governor of District Wiener Neustadt , from 1931 by district Hietzing environment while private erotica, including those collected with tremendous scarcity value. Many works, for example that of Ruth von der Weide , could be saved for posterity thanks to his work. A Batsys collection is preserved and accessible as an inheritance in today's Vienna Library in the City Hall , the former Vienna City and State Library. The contents of this collection are (according to the library catalog) "works" and letters, there is an autograph box and a box.

Batsy himself published under the anagram Bixy Taelfs , Erotisches : A work entitled "Die Wette" (allegedly created or published in 1942) deals with a losing bet that leads a young, sporty woman to her body for two hours Young man must be available who takes advantage of this skillfully (with slight BDSM echoes, such as whipping with nettles).

Works

• Virgins. Psychological novels. Private print, [Vienna] 1942.
• The bridal night. Nova editio maior. Private print, [Vienna] 1944.
• Sonnets. Private print, [Vienna] 1945.
• Bridal doctrine. A variant (The Bridal Night Third Version). Private print, [Vienna] 1947.

literature

• Hans Heinz Hahnl (Ed.): Wiener Lust . An anthology of Austrian erotic literature. Vienna: Löcker Verlag 1989. ISBN 3-85409-164-8 .

Web links

• Report on the acquisition of Batsy's collection from the Vienna Library
• Inventory overview of the Felix Batsy estate (PDF; 134 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Death register of the registry office Vienna Innere Stadt-Mariahilf No. 145/1952.