Josef Bernhard Pelzel
Joseph Bernhard Pelzel (* 1745 in Reichenau an der Knieschna , Königgrätzer Kreis , Bohemia ; † 1804 in Vienna ) was an Austrian writer and civil servant.
Pelzel's family were of Czech descent; even his grandfather spelled himself Kožišek (in German about goat skin , little fur ), from which the German word Pelzel originated. He was a brother of the historian Franz Martin Pelzel .
Joseph Bernhard was initially secretary to Count Cobenzl , then became an imperial official in the kk Bancogefälls administration, most recently an expeditor at the customs office in Vienna.
He wrote plays, sometimes without giving his name.
Pieces
- The oppressed orphans . Vienna 1769 digitized
- The house plague . Vienna 1770 digitized
- Yariko . Vienna 1771, Augsburg 1777 digitized
- The fun adventures on the Vienna . Vienna 1773
- The avenged Troy . Vienna 1780 digitized
- Hedwigis von Westenwang or The Siege of Vienna . Vienna 1780 digitized
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Pelzel, Joseph Bernhard . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 21st part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1870, p. 449 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pelzel, Josef Bernhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pelzel, Joseph Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer and civil servant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1745 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reichenau an der Knieschna , Königgrätzer Kreis , Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1804 |
| Place of death | Vienna |