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\kˈɑːl ˈɑːnə͡ʊld kˈɔːtəm], \kˈɑːl ˈɑːnəʊld kˈɔːtəm], \k_ˈɑː_l ˈɑː_n_əʊ_l_d k_ˈɔː_t_ə_m]\
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A German comic poet; born at Mulheim, July 5, 1745; died there, Aug. 15, 1824. His immortal masterpiece, "The Jobsiad; or the Life, Opinions, and Deeds of Hieronymus Jobs, the Candidate" (1784; 14th ed. 1888), a heroi-comic poem, has been popular in Germany for over a century. Its doggerel verse, somewhat in the style of our "Mother Goose", its riotous thought and rhyme, and wild drollery, almost place it in a genus by itself. Describing the college life, as well as the previous and subsequent career of its subject, as it does, it is a great favorite with university students. It was translated into English by Rev. Charles T. Brooks (1863).
By Charles Dudley Warner
