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Born February 16, 1826 • Karlsruhe • Germany
Died April 9, 1886 (aged 60) • Karlsruhe • Germany
Notable Works “Der Trompeter von Säkkingen” • “Ekkehard” • “Frau Aventiure” • “Gaudeamus!”

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Felix Dahn
German historian
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
German dramatist
Friedrich Hölderlin
Friedrich Hölderlin
German poet
Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann
German writer
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Uwe Johnson
German author
Tieck, detail of an oil painting by K. Vogel von Vogelstein, 1834; in the National Gallery, Berlin
Ludwig Tieck
German writer
Novalis, detail of an engraving by Edouard Eichens, 1845
Novalis
German poet
Willibald Alexis, engraving by an unknown artist
Willibald Alexis
German writer
Mörike, Eduard Friedrich
Eduard Friedrich Mörike
German poet
Theodor Fontane, from a German postage stamp.
Theodor Fontane
German writer
Eichendorff, Joseph, freiherr von
Joseph, baron von Eichendorff
German writer
Schickele
René Schickele
German writer
Carossa
Hans Carossa
German writer
Feuchtwanger
Lion Feuchtwanger
German writer
Werfel, Franz
Franz Werfel
German writer
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August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
German poet
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Volker Braun
German author
Kästner, 1970
Erich Kästner
German author
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Else Lasker-Schüler
German author

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