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Born November 30, 1813 • Reutlingen • Germany
Died October 10, 1873 (aged 59) • Tübingen • Germany
Notable Works “Der Sonnenwirt” • “Erzählungen” • “Schillers Heimatjahre”

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Kurz, etching by Johann Lindner, c. 1870
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