Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Voss, Julius von
VOSS, JULIUS VON, a German
story-writer; born in Brandenburg, Germany,
Aug. 24, 1768. His rapidity of literary
production was almost without a
parallel. His best story is “The Schildbürger”
(The Fooltownite: 1823). He
wrote a great many comedies, farces,
and satirical parodies. In “The Strahlau
Haul of Fish” (1822, a popular
piece with songs, in the Berlin patois)
he gives the first example of the Berlinese
farce. He died in Berlin, Nov. 1, 1832.