Sauter, Ferdinand#
Sauter, Ferdinand, b. Werfen (Salzburg), May 6, 1804, d. Vienna, Oct. 30, 1854, master of impromptu poetry. Frequented taverns in the outskirts of Vienna, many of his melancholic songs became popular tunes, died in poverty as a "down-and-out genius".
Editions: Gedichte, ed. by J. v. Traun, 1855; Auswahl, ed. by O.
Stein, 1940.
Literature#
H. Deissinger and O. Pfeiffer, F. S. Sein Leben und Dichten, 1926; J. Buchowiecki, F. S. With unprinted poems and a bibliography, 1972; OeBL.