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Franz Grillparzer

1791 - 1872

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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. While writing during the period of Romanticism, Grillparzer's poetic language owes far more to the period of Classicism which reigned during his formative years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Grillparzer is the 844th most popular writer (down from 829th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Austria (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Austrian Writer.

Franz Grillparzer is most famous for his drama "The Death of Wallenstein."

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Among writers, Franz Grillparzer ranks 844 out of 7,302. Before him are Stesichorus, Jamal Khashoggi, William McMaster Murdoch, Luis Sepúlveda, Daniel Goleman, and Ibycus. After him are Jin Yong, Karl Harrer, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Bernart de Ventadorn, Ali Shariati, and Eugène Scribe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1791, Franz Grillparzer ranks 13. Before him are Carl Czerny, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Franz Bopp, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Francesco Hayez, and Johann Franz Encke. After him are Eugène Scribe, Robert Knox, István Széchenyi, Félix Savart, Peter Cooper, and Friedrich Parrot. Among people deceased in 1872, Franz Grillparzer ranks 11. Before him are Giuseppe Mazzini, William John Macquorn Rankine, Théophile Gautier, Benito Juárez, Stanisław Moniuszko, and N. F. S. Grundtvig. After him are George Robert Gray, Aleksis Kivi, William Webb Ellis, Ljudevit Gaj, Mary Somerville, and Charles-Eugène Delaunay.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Grillparzer ranks 215 out of 1,424. Before him are Falco (1957), Otto Neurath (1882), Jörg Haider (1950), Maria Antonia of Austria (1669), Anton Diabelli (1781), and Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705). After him are Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736), Ludwig Minkus (1826), Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1692), Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766), Maria Theresa of Austria (1801), and Maria Anna of Austria (1683).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Franz Grillparzer ranks 19. Before him are Gustav Meyrink (1868), Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797), Hermann Broch (1886), Ingeborg Bachmann (1926), Otto of Freising (1114), and Edward Bernays (1891). After him are Miep Gies (1909), August Kubizek (1888), Božena Němcová (1820), Karl-Maria Kertbeny (1824), Peter Altenberg (1859), and Joseph Mohr (1792).

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