Johann Elias Glaser
Johann Elias Glaser (* 1721 ; † 1781 ) was a merchant and trader in Stützerbach .
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Grand Duke Karl August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1757-1828) frequented his house . Rough jokes were made with him, but in view of the ducal compensation he put up with them. On September 20, 1781, a Knebel epigram appeared in the handwritten Tiefurter Journal :
Glaser's grave inscription
Here lies the one called a fool
who knows himself bad.
He who is called a fool is not always a fool, and someone who
confesses to be bad is not always bad.
On the same page, Herr von Einsiedel, courtier and hunting friend of Duke Karl August and Goethe wrote:
Here lies a fool and a trader,
dead under this grass:
What he won by easy play,
went away by strange jokes?
He wasn't bad, a good fool,
because he liked it and was free
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Glaser, Johann Elias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1721 |
| DATE OF DEATH | before September 20, 1781 |