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Born December 11, 1801 • Detmold • Germany
Died September 12, 1836 (aged 34) • Detmold • Germany
Notable Works “Abhandlung über die Shakespearo-Manie” • “Don Juan und Faust” • “Napoleon; oder, die hundert Tage”

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