Benedikt David Arnstein (15 October 1765 – 6 January 1841), also known by the pen name Arenhof, was an Austrian playwright.
[5] He began working at his grandfather's banking house in 1782, but left in 1786 to undertake a series of travels across Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
[6] This enabled him to become personally acquainted with many distinguished writers of his time, including Johann Baptist von Alxinger [de] and Ignaz Liebel [de], who introduced him to classical Greek and Roman literature.
[7] Apart from individual poems, which appeared in monographs and almanacs,[8] Arnstein published numerous dramatic works, some of which were performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
[9] His 1782 work Einige jüdische Familienscenen celebrated the Edict of Tolerance of Emperor Joseph II.