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(""). Born in Vienna, Johann Gabriel Seidl was the son of a lawyer and studied law himself. In 1829, he began to teach at a gymnasium in

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, Slovenia. In 1840 he became curator at the Coin and Antiquities Museum () in Vienna. From 1856 until 1871, he was responsible for the treasury. He spent most of his life in Vienna and died there in 1875. Besides his scientific studies, Seidl published numerous poems and short stories, including the first poems by Nikolaus Lenau. Many of his poems were set to music by

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(such as "" from ) and

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(for example ""). Besides having written poems in standard German, Seidl also wrote in the Austrian dialect.

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Short biography (in German) at aeiou.at
Poets from the Austrian Empire Dramatists and playwrights from the Austrian Empire Writers from Vienna 1804 births 1875 deaths 19th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-bio-stub