Karl Gottfried von Leitner
Illustration — Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner. Karl (or Carl) Gottfried Ritter von Leitner (November 18, 1800 – June 20, 1890) was an Austrian writer and publicist from Graz, Styria, Austria. From 1837 to 1854 he was the first Secretary to the Estates in Styria.
Also recorded as Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner
Karl Gottfried von Leitner

Johann Stadler, Foto: Peter Geymayer · Eigenes Foto einer Originallithographie aus eigenem Besitz · Public domain
- Born
- 1800 · Graz.
- Died
- 1890 · Graz.
- Occupation
- writer · poet · teacher
- Languages
- German
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Karl Gottfried von Leitner, a writer and poet, was born on 18 November 1800 in Graz and died on 20 June 1890 in Graz.
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Born at Graz in 1800, died in Graz in 1890.
The recorded working language is German.
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- 1.Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Demokratisches Organ. Kart Gottfried Ritter v. Lettner.
- 2.Die Einkünfte des Schulmeisters in den Blätternfür Heimatkunde von 1924, abgerufen am 17. Februar 2025 (PDF)
- 3.Steierische Alpen-Post. zum Ehren-tDoctor.
- 4.Der Dichter Karl Gottfried.
- 5.Der älteste österreichische Dichter.
- 6.Allgemeine Kunst-Chronik. Illustrirte Zeitschrift für Kunst, Kunstgewerbe, Musik und Literatur. Der älteste dieser.
- 7.Hermann Kienzl. Deutschlands Dichter-Nestor.
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