Joseph Rank (writer)
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Josef Rank ( Friedrichsthal, 10 June 1816 –
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, 27 March 1896) was a German-Austrian writer.


Biography

He learnt philosophy and law in Vienna. Shortly after finishing the university he began his literature career. In 1848, he was a member of the German Parliament. Later he moved to
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, then in 1851 to Majna-Frankfurt. From 1854 to 1859, he lived in
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. From 1849 he worked from
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. Here he served as the editor of ''Nürnberger Kurir''. In 1861, he moved to
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where he became the secretary of the royal and in 1876 the city theatre. From 1882 to 1885, he edited ''Heimat''.


His works

* Aus dem Böhmerwalde (1843); * Neue Geschichten aus dem Böhmerwalde (1847); * Eine Mutter vom Lande (1848); * Florian (1853, 2 kötet); * Geschichten armer Leute (1853); * Von Haus zu Haus (1855); * Achtspännig (1856, 2 kötet); * Aus Dorf und Stadt (1860, 2 kötet); * Ein Dorfbrutus (1861, 2 kötet); * Im Klosterhof (1875); * Der Seelenfänger (1876); * Der Hauskobold (1886) * Erinnerungen aus meinem Leben (Prague, 1896). 1816 births 1896 deaths Writers from Austria-Hungary Immigrants to the Austrian Empire {{Austria-writer-stub