Franz Ferdinand, count von Dingelstedt

Franz Ferdinand, count von Dingelstedt (born June 30, 1814, Halsdorf, Hesse-Kassel [Germany]—died May 15, 1881, Vienna, Austria) was a German poet, playwright, and theatrical producer known for his biting political satires. A member of the liberal Young Germany movement, Dingelstedt wrote political satires against the German princes, notably Die Neuen Argonauten (1839; “The New Argonauts”) and a collection of satirical poems, Lieder eines Kosmopolitischen Nachtwächters (1841; “Songs of a Cosmopolitan Nightwatchman”). Publication of the former...