Richard Genée was born on February 7, 1823 in Danzig, West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia [now Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for
The Beggar Student (1956),
The Beggar Student (1931) and
Die Fledermaus (1931). He was married to Emilie L'Orange. He died on June 15, 1895 in Baden, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary.