Franz Graeffer
Franz Arnold Graeffer (born January 7, 1785 in Vienna ; † October 8, 1852 there ) was an Austrian bibliographer and writer .
Life
Franz Gräffer, son of the bookseller August Gräffer (died 1816), first studied art at the academy, but gave up his studies and joined his father's business. He was for a time the librarian of Prince Moritz von Liechtenstein , then of Count Karl Harrach (1761–1829), later devoted himself to the publishing and antiquarian business, where he forfeited most of his fortune, and was now all the more diligent in writing. His literary works are mostly devoted to local memories in Vienna and are very instructive for understanding the inner state of Viennese literary life. In total, his work comprises around 60 volumes.
In 1913 the Gräffergasse in Vienna- Hernals was named after him.
Works (selection)
- Historical and bibliographic miscellaneous or walks, forays and hikes in the fields of history, literature and book studies . Brno: Trassler, 1824.
- The ice skating , a practische instructions for quick and correct self learning this enjoyment full, invigorating and noble art, with some Beygaben . Vienna: Haas 1827.
- Little Viennese Memoirs . Vienna 1845, 3 vol.
- Viennese canned pieces . Vienna 1846, 2 vol.
- Viennese local frescoes . Linz 1847.
- Viennese tablets . Vienna 1848.
- Jewish Plutarch or biographical lexicon of the most distinctive men and women of Jewish descent . 2 vol. In 1 vol. Edited by Franz Gräffer u. Simon German. Vienna 1848.
- The executioner's book . Vienna-Leipzig 1862.
Graeffer also has an Austrian National Encyclopedia, or an alphabetical presentation of the most remarkable peculiarities of the Austrian Empire [...] (with Johann Jakob Czikann , in commission of the Friedr. Beck'schen Universitätsbuchhandlung, Vienna 1835-1838, 6 volumes and a supplement) and fiction Paperback books published. He died on October 8, 1852 in a psychiatric clinic .
A large number of his works were reprinted in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the last few decades some have been reissued as reprints or microfiches .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Graeffer, Franz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 5th part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski & C. Dittmarsch.), Vienna 1859, pp. 296-300 ( digitized version ).
- Heinrich Kábdebo: Graeffer , August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 574. (additional entry)
- Gräffer Franz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 42 f. (Direct links on p. 42 , p. 43 ).
- Gustav Gugitz: Graeffer, Franz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 714 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz Gräffer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Franz Gräffer in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Holdings in the catalogs of the Austrian National Library Vienna
- Franz Gräffer in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- www.musiklexikon.ac.at
Individual evidence
- ^ Otmar Seemann : Incompletely published lexicons and encyclopedias. An addendum to war: MNE. In: Karl H. Pressler (Ed.): From the Antiquariat. Volume 8, 1990 (= Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel - Frankfurter Ausgabe. No. 70, August 31, 1990), pp. A 329 - A 334, here: p. A 331.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graeffer, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graeffer, Franz Arnold; Böttiger (pseudonym); Contée (pseudonym); Fergar (pseudonym); Rittgräff (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1852 |
| Place of death | Vienna |