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Marx Augustin

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His plate at the Griechenbeisl, Vienna.

Marx Augustin (also Markus Augustin, "Der Liebe Augustin") was a fictional Austrian minstrel, bagpiper, and improvisatory poet most famous for the song, "O du lieber Augustin" attributed to him.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Zur Geschichte des Augustinbrunnens". Wien Museum Magazin (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ Gertraud Schaller-Pressler (2006), Elisabeth Theresia Fritz, Helmut Kretschmer (ed.), "O, du lieber Augustin ... oder Ende einer Legende?", Wien, Musikgeschichte: Volksmusik und Wienerlied, LIT Verlag Münster, pp. 3–4, ISBN 978-3-8258-8659-2