Meisl was born in
Ljubljana (at that time in the
Hapsburg Monarchy) in 1775, and was educated there. In 1800 he was appointed
Fourier (a military officer rank); he was promoted to accounting officer and field warfare commissioner, and moved to Vienna. He rose to become accounting adviser in the naval department of the
Hofkriegsrat. He retired in 1840; he died in Vienna in 1853 and was buried in .
Dramatic works He wrote about 200 pieces for the stage. His first play,
Carolo Carolina, appeared in 1802, and his last,
Die blonden Locken, in 1844. His plays were mostly performed in the
Theater in der Leopoldstadt in Vienna; leading roles were played by Ferdinand Raimund, , ,
Carl Carl, Johann Nestroy and
Wenzel Scholz. ==References==