Ferdinand Alexander August Schnezler was born on August 4, 1809, in Freiburg im Breisgau and died on April 11, 1853, in Munich. He was a German poet, editor and collector of sagas. Besides poetry collections, amusement games and novellas which he published, he gained fame with the publication of the collection of sagas "Badisches Sagen-Buch". And ... of the song "Gold und Silber lieb ich sehr, Kann's also gut brauchrauchen, .. (I love gold and silver a lot, I can use it)