- Born
- DiedSeptember 5, 1836 · Pottenstein, Lower Austria, Austrian Empire [now Austria] (shot himself in the mouth)
- Birth nameFerdinand Raimann
- Ferdinand Raimund was born on June 1, 1790 in Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire [now Austria]. He was a writer, known for Personal Shopper (2016), Ihr größter Erfolg (1934) and Der Verschwender (1917). He died on September 5, 1836 in Pottenstein, Lower Austria, Austrian Empire [now Austria].
- In 1823 he produced his first play, Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel, which was followed by Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs (1824). The still popular Bauer als Millionär (1826), Der Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind (1828) and Der Verschwender (1834), incidental music by Conradin Kreutzer, are Raimund's masterpieces.
- When Raimund was bitten by a dog, which he falsely believed to be rabid, he shot himself on 29 August 1836 and died on 5 September 1836 in Pottenstein, aged 46.
- Raimund was a master of the Viennese Posse or farce; his rich humour is seen to best advantage in his realistic portraits of his fellow citizen.
- The Raimund Theater in Vienna is named after him.
- Ferdinand Raimund was an Austrian actor and playwright.
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