title: [Joseph Anton Stranitzky (1676-1726) - comedian and dentitst. A contribution to the history of medicine and theatre].
abstract: In the focus of this article you find Joseph Anton Stranitzky (1676-1726), who was active in Vienna at the beginning of the 18th century as a dramatist, actor and theatre-principal, but he also had practised as a dentist. He embodies the theatre-figure "Hanswurst" and ranks as the founder of the Old-Vienna folk-theatre. This combination between medical practising and acting was - as more examples how - no rarity and is interesting from the view of the history of medicine as well as for the history of literature and theatre.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vollmuth
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D003815:Dentists / Q000266:history*; D004324:Drama / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century