Moritz Jursitzky

Moritz Jursitzky (born 1861, in Engelsberg (Andělská Hora), Austrian Silesia - 1936, in Vienna) was an Austrian/Silesian writer.

Born as a son of a weaver master craftsman, Moritz Jursitzky worked as well as a weaver for a long time. Only late in his life it was possible to earn a living with his writing. Starting with 1909 he was supported by the "German Schiller foundation" (deutsche Schillerstiftung)

List of publications

Novels:

• "Die Förster-Zilli": The forester Zilli -artistnovel from the WWI prewartime
• "Um Recht und Ehre": About right an honour
• "Auf steiler Dornenbahn" : On steep thorn alley
• "Serenissimus als Bürger" : Serenissimus as citicen
• "Das hungernde Wien" : The starving vienna
• "Der Parnass" : The Parnass

Silesian poems:

• "Hoch'naus!": burlesque written in Silesian German dialect

External links

• Family history, with abstracts of his work

See also: Jursitzky

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Name	Jursitzky, Moritz
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Date of birth	1861
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Date of death	1936
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