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Franz Grillparzer

Also known as Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer

Austrian dramatist and poet (1791-1872)

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Franz Grillparzer was a male writer, poet, playwright, and politician born in Vienna in 1791. He was educated at the University of Vienna and wrote primarily in German. His professional career spanned from 1811 until 1872, during which he worked in Vienna. Grillparzer produced works in the genre of drama fiction, with notable titles including *Esther*, *Dramen*, *Die Ahnfrau*, *Grillparzers werke*, and *Autobiographisches*.

He received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. Grillparzer died in Vienna in 1872 and is buried at Hietzing Cemetery. He held citizenship in the Habsburg monarchy, the Austrian Empire, and Cisleithania. His life and work have been described in sources such as the *Neue Deutsche Biographie*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, the *Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

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Born: 1791
Died: 1872
Works: 287

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Esther
Dramen
Die Ahnfrau
Grillparzers werke
Autobiographisches

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Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)

Austrian playwright and novelist.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Cisleithania
Place of birth: Vienna
Place of death: Vienna
Occupation: politician
Educated at: University of Vienna
Languages spoken: German
Genre: drama fiction
Official website: www.franzgrillparzer.at
Image: Grillparzer cropped.jpg
Work location: Vienna

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Commons category: Franz Grillparzer
date of birth: 1791-00-00
date of death: 1872-01-21
topic's main category: Category:Franz Grillparzer
Commons gallery: Franz Grillparzer
name in native language: Franz Grillparzer
place of burial: Hietzing Cemetery
writing language: German
Commons Creator page: Franz Grillparzer
start of work period: 1811-01-01
end of work period: 1872-01-01
exact match: dbpedia.org/resource/Franz_Grillparzer

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Works in European collections

32 objects attributed to Franz Grillparzer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer ( German: [ˌfʁant͡s ˈɡʁɪlˌpaʁt͡sɐ] 15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who was considered to be the leading Austrian dramatist of the 19th century. His plays were and are frequently performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna. He also wrote the oration for his longtime friend Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral, as well as the epitaph for his friend Franz Schubert.

Though he wrote during the period of Romanticism, Grillparzer's poetic language owes far more to the period of Classicism which reigned during his formative years. Committed to the classical ideals of aesthetic beauty and morality, his plots shy away from the realism which developed during his time, preferring instead to use the theater to address spiritual values, which in the words of the dying queen of his Libussa, would only come after the period of Materialism had passed. Due to the identity-creating use of his works, especially after World War II, he was named as the national poet of Austria.

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