Franz Xaver Gewey
Franz Xaver Karl Gewey (born April 14, 1764 in Vienna ; † October 18, 1819 there ) was an Austrian civil servant, actor and writer .
Life
After finishing school in Vienna, Gewey kk became court chancellor.
As the successor to Joseph Richter, Gewey continued his Eipeldauer letters . Because of the dialect and the language alone, these letters still deserve attention today.
Franz Xaver Karl Gewey died on October 18, 1819 in Vienna at the age of 55.
He was buried in the Catholic cemetery in Vienna Matzleinsdorf (today: Waldmüllerpark ). In 1894, Geweygasse in Vienna- Döbling (19th district) was named after him.
Works
- Funny poems from the suburbs of Vienna. 1812 (Issue 1–4)
- together with Karl Meisl : comical poems from the suburbs of Vienna 1824 (issue 5–6)
- He truly keeps his word: comic opera 1816
literature
- Gustav Gugitz : Gewey, Franz Xaver Karl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 355 ( digitized version ).
- Gewey Franz Xaver Karl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 433.
- Macha, Johann: The Viennese folk poet Franz Xaver Karl Gewey . - Vienna, Univ., Diss., 1939
Web links
- Entry on Franz Xaver Gewey in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gewey, Franz Xaver |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gewey, Franz Xaver Karl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian civil servant, actor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1819 |
| Place of death | Vienna |