Karl Kraus vyrastal v rodine jičínskeho židovského majiteľa papierne Jakoba Krausa a jeho manželky Ernestíny. V roku 1877 sa rodina presťahovala do Viedne, kde Kraus študoval na Viedenskej univerzite filozofiu a nemeckú literatúru.
Karl Kraus ( Austrian German: [kraʊs]; 28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936) [1 ] was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet.
Born in Bohemia, Karl Kraus (1874-1936) spent the majority of his life in Vienna. He started out his literary career in theater and was affiliated with the literary group Young Vienna before breaking off in 1897.