Johann Rautenstrauch

Johann Rautenstrauch (born January 10, 1746 in Erlangen , Germany , † January 8, 1801 in Vienna , Austria ) was an Austrian satirist of the Enlightenment and court agent .

In 1770 Rautenstrauch came to Vienna, where he turned to political, historical and ecclesiastical journalism , partly under his pseudonym Arnold Ehrlich , in line with Joseph II's reform policy .

Works

Title page " Enclosure to the letters from Berlin on various paradoxes of this age; in nine letters to the author of the same, and a message to the public. ", Vienna and Berlin, 1784

stories

• The devil in Vienna , 1783
• The devil in the suburbs , 1783

Poems

• The happy Strasbourg , 1768
• War songs for Joseph's armies , 1778
• The New Vienna: A Fable , 1785

Historical-political writings

• Austrian War Almanac , 1778/79
• Biography of Marien Theresa , 1779
• About the chambermaids in Vienna , 1781
• On the uselessness of the Jews in the Kingdom of Bohemia and Moravia , 1782

• The weaknesses of the Viennese , 1784

Comedy

• The lawyer and the farmer , 1773

Others

• Letters from Berlin about various paradoxes of this age; in nine letters to the author of the same, and one message to the public. , 1784

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Rautenstrauch, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 25th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1873, p. 61 ( digitized version ).
• Anton Schlossar :  Rautenstrauch, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 460 f.
• Eugen Schlesinger: Johann Rautenstrauch (Born 1746, Gest. 1801) .: Biographical contribution to the history of the Enlightenment in Austria . Stern & Steiner, University of California 1897.

Web links

• Literature by and about Johann Rautenstrauch in the catalog of the German National Library
• Weaknesses of the Viennese , e-book of the University Library Vienna ( e-books on demand )