Joseph Kenner [SEP] place of death
Joseph Kenner
Joseph Kenner (June 24, 1794 – January 20, 1868) was an Austrian public official, artist and district governor of Freistadt and Bad Ischl. He is known for his acquaintance with the composer Franz Schubert.
Kenner was born illegitimate in Vienna and raised by his mother ("née" Harl) in Linz with the musical family. He attended the seminary of Kremsmünster Abbey from 1805 to 1811, where he met Franz von Schober and . He then entered the Seminary of Vienna, where he met
. He hopes Evans and Jones will take his place in the new organization after his death.
Allegorical characters.
Several critics have suggested that Crichton uses the major characters as proxies for differing viewpoints on the topic of global warming in order to allow the reader to clearly follow the various positions portrayed in the book.
- Joseph Romm suggests that Kenner is a stand-in for Crichton himself.
- David Roberts suggests that Evans is the stand-in for the reader (who Crichton presumes accepts most of the