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Ferdinand Raimund
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Ferdinand Raimund, born Ferdinand Jakob Raimann on June 1, 1790, in Vienna, was an Austrian playwright, writer, and actor. He worked in the fields of acting, theatre, and drama, producing works in the German language. His notable works include *Der alpenkönig und der menschfeind*, *Moisasurs Zauberfluch*, and *Il dissipatore*, alongside collections such as *Sämmtliche Werke* and *Werke*.
Raimund died by suicide via gunshot wound on September 5, 1836, in Pottenstein. He is buried in Gutenstein. His life and career have been described by sources including the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie*, the *Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich*, and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1790
- Died
- 1836
- Works
- 53
Top works
- Der alpenkönig und der menschfeind
- Sämmtliche Werke
- Werke
- Moisasurs Zauberfluch
- Il dissipatore
via Open Library + Wikidata
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferdinand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Pottenstein
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- drama
- Official website
- www.ferdinandraimund.at
- Image
- Ferdinand Raimund.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ferdinand Raimund
- date of birth
- 1790-06-01
- date of death
- 1836-09-05
- manner of death
- Suicide
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- birth name
- Ferdinand Jakob Raimann
- name in native language
- Ferdinand Raimund
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- place of burial
- Gutenstein
- writing language
- German
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Ferdinand Raimund, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Let brewing: from “Der Lasder”/[Conradin Kreutzer]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fb%2F006538%2Ffon_snp_b_006538_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Let brewing: from “Der Lasder”/[Conradin Kreutzer]
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O see: “Der O der”/[Conradin Kreutzer]
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Encyclopedic overview
Ferdinand Raimund, lithography by Josef Kriehuber, 1835 Commemorative plaque at the birthplace of Ferdinand Raimund, Mariahilferstrasse 45, 1060 Wien Ferdinand Raimund monument, Vienna Ferdinand Raimund (born Ferdinand Jakob Raimann; 1 June 1790 – 5 September 1836, Pottenstein, Lower Austria) was an Austrian actor and playwright.
Life and work
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ferdinand Raimund” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.