- Ludwig Wysber
Ludwig Wysber, Hungarian journalist and author; born 1817. Originally a street
peddler in Pest, he obtained employment as a chorus singer in the German theater of that city, and afterward held minor positions on several local newspapers. At the outbreak of theMarch Movement in 1848, he obtained permission to publish "Der Patriot," whileJulian Chownitz , or Chowanetz, a Jew who had been active as a revolutionist, was given permission to publish "Die Opposition." These two journals represented Kossuth's party, and acquired considerable influence. Between 1850 and 1870 Wysber appears to have been guilty of numerous peculations among the merchants and clergy of Hungary, extending his operations even toVienna . He employed various aliases, as "Arthur von Alaven," "Jonas Földváry," and "Wysbersi"; and warrants were issued for his arrest. He was the author of "Lebensbilder aus Ungarn," mentioned inVon Helfert 's "Geschichte Oesterreichs vom Ausgange des Wiener October Aufstandes 1848" (Prague, 1876; Appendix, p. 135, note 311).References
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