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FRANZ (gril pärts- mar"; "German Mythology"; "History er), an Austrian poet and dramatist; born in Vienna, Jan. 15, 1791. "Blanche of Castile," a tragedy, written at 17, and "Spartacus," a tragedy, showed genius; but "The Ancestress," first called popular attention to him. "Sappho," a tragedy, made him eminent in scholarship also. "The Golden Fleece," "The Argonauts," and "Medea" constitute a trilogy. "The Career and End of King Ottokar," "A True Servant of His Master," and "Woe to Him Who Lies" demand mention; but his poem "Waves of Ocean: Thrills of Love" is the supreme manifestation of his art. "In Thy Camp Is Austria," a poem of the times, created sensation. Later works of note are "The Jewess of Toledo," "Fraternal Strife in the House of Hapsburg," and "Libussa," plays published posthumously; and a story, "The Poor Minstrel." He died in Vienna, Jan. 21, 1872. a