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Friedrich von Schlegel: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born March 10, 1772 • Hannover • Germany
Died January 12, 1829 (aged 56) • Dresden • Germany
Founder “Athenäum”
Notable Works “Über die Sprache und Weisheit der Indier”
Movement / Style Jena Romanticism
Notable Family Members brother August Wilhelm von Schlegel
Subjects Of Study Romanticism • literary criticism • comparative linguistics

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Schlegel, August Wilhelm von
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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