Marx Augustin

His plate at the Griechenbeisl, Vienna.

Marx Augustin (also Markus Augustin, "Der Liebe Augustin") (1643, Vienna  11 March 1685, (or 10 October 1705), Vienna) was an Austrian minstrel, bagpiper, and improvisatory poet most famous for the song, O du lieber Augustin, which is attributed to him.

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