Facts: - imagesize: 200px - death place: vienna , austria-hungary - caption: lithograph by josef kriehuber , 1841 - notableworks: '' gluck und ende '' , '' des meeres und der das liebe wellen '' , '' weh dem , der lugt goldene '' , '' ein bruderzwist im hause habsburg '' vlies '' , '' konig ottokars - death date: 21 january 1872 - birth date: 15 january 1791 - name: franz grillparzer - nationality: austrian - image: grillparzer.jpg - birth place: vienna , austria - occupation: dramatist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of franz grillparzer .
franz seraphicus grillparzer -lrb- 15 january 1791 -- 21 january 1872 -rrb- was an austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas .he also wrote the oration for ludwig van beethoven 's funeral .