Joachim Lederer

Joachim Lederer (born August 28, 1808 in Prague , † July 31, 1876 in Dresden ) was an Austrian writer of Bohemian origin, who also became known under the pseudonym Felix Wagner .

Life

Lederer came from an old merchant family. After finishing school, he began studying medicine at the University of Prague , but later switched to law . He finished his studies in 1839 with his doctorate as Dr. jur.

Lederer settled in Prague as a lawyer , but soon gave up his law firm in favor of writing. After the Whitsun uprising in Prague in 1848, Lederer left Prague and settled in Dresden. He lived there as a freelance writer until his death.

reception

Joachim Lederer wrote mainly humorous works; mostly under the pseudonym Felix Wagner . Contemporary literary criticism even saw him as an - albeit moderate - Aloys Blumauer . Lederer's works were u. a. brought to the stage from the Burgtheater .

Works

• Spiritual love or equal and equal like to join. Comedy in 2 acts. 1843.
• Domestic confusion. Comedy in 3 acts. 1850.
• with Wolfgang Adolf Gerle : The sick doctors. Comedy in 4 acts. 1850.
• with Wolfgang Adolf Gerle: Two sick people. Original comedy in 4 acts. 1842.

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Lederer, JJ Dr. . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 14th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, p. 290 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Joseph Kürschner :  Lederer, Joachim . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 116.
• Hanus:  Lederer Joachim. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 83.