Anton Ziegler

During the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire, Ziegler was a member of the Vienna National Guard (German: Wiener Nationalgarde) in the Wieden district.

[1] Ziegler began writing at an early age, and a number of works, some of which went through repeated editions, soon made his name known in wider circles.

Ein Volksblatt zur Belehrung und unparteiischen Mittheilung aller politischen Begebenheiten im In-und Auslande (English: The Great Free Austria.

The poster provocatively reported that the son was on an art trip to Prague "on Whit Monday, June 12, 1848, with the German ribbon on his chest and dressed in the Viennese Academic uniform, murderously shot out of the window by a Czech and lies next to countless German brothers in his blood on the streets of Prague.

[1] Ziegler did report his son as missing that October, while he was serving as an officer in the Vienna Mobile Guard (German: Wiener Mobilgarde).