!!!Spitzer, Daniel
Spitzer, Daniel, b. Vienna, July 3, 1835,
d. Meran/Merano (South Tyrol), Jan. 11, 1893, feature writer,
satirist, narrative writer and lawyer. Worked for the illustrated
humorous magazine "Fliegende Blaetter" (Munich), the political
satirical weekly magazine "Kladderadatsch" (Berlin) and the Viennese
satirical magazine "Figaro". Best known for his humoristic and
satirical articles "Wiener Spaziergaenge" (6 vols., 1869-1886),
which were published first in the "Presse" newspaper, then in the
"Deutsche Zeitung" newspaper and finally, in 1873, in the "Neue Freie
Presse" newspaper, where he held a position on the editorial staff.
Opposed political and social abuses.
!Further works
Das Herrenrecht, 1877; Verliebte Wagnerianer, 1880. -
Editions: Gesammelte Schriften, ed. by M. Kalbeck and O. E.
Deutsch, 4 vols., 1912-1914; Meisterfeuilletons, 1991.
!Literature
W. Langenbucher (ed.), Sensationen des Alltags, 1992; M.
Noellke, D. S. "Wiener Spaziergaenge", 1994.
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