Josef Anton Stranitzky

Joseph Anton Stranitzky was an Austrian actor, puppeteer, playwright and theatre manager. He is considered the founder of the Old Viennese Folk Theatre and the inventor of the Viennese Hanswurst character who appears in it. He was also a dentist certified by the Medical Faculty of Vienna. In 1938, "Stranitzkygasse" in Vienna-Meidling was named after him.