Johann Gabriel Seidl

Johann Gabriel Seidl (21 June 1804 – 18 July 1875) was an Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and dramatist.

This was the 1854 version of the Austrian Imperial Anthem, music by Joseph Haydn (Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser).

Born in Vienna, Johann Gabriel Seidl was the son of a lawyer and studied law himself.

In 1840 he became curator at the Coin and Antiquities Museum (Münz- und Antikenkabinett) in Vienna.

Besides having written poems in standard German, Seidl also wrote in the Austrian dialect.