Josef von Neupauer

Josef von Neupauer was an Austrian writer associated with the late 19th century. He is best remembered for Österreich im Jahre 2020 (published in 1893), a social and political future novel that imagines Austria more than a century ahead and has earned attention as an early work of speculative fiction.

His books suggest a strong interest in politics, society, and the organization of the state. Project Gutenberg also lists works such as Der Kollektivismus und die soziale Monarchie and Viribus unitis, which points to a writer deeply engaged with questions of social order and reform.

Some sources about Neupauer are inconsistent on exact biographical details, so it is safest to focus on the work itself: he wrote in German, lived in Austria, and left behind a small but distinctive body of writing where fiction and political thought meet.