Anton Schosser

1801–1849 (age 48)

Biography

Anton Schosser was a writer whose verses lovingly chronicled the rhythms of rural Austrian life, rendering the speech and customs of simple folk with heartfelt clarity.

He compiled poems and stories that became touchstones for the valley communities that later laid him to rest at Taborfriedhof, leaving readers with an intimate portrait of the 19th-century countryside.