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Johann Nestroy
Austrian playwright, actor and singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Nestroy" redirects here. For the German diplomat, see Harald Nestroy. For the Austrian annual award named after Johannes Nestroy, see Nestroy Theatre Prize.
Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (German: [ˈnɛstrɔɪ̯]; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and his work reflects the new liberal spirit then spreading throughout Europe.[1]
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