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A German novelist, poet, and philosophical writer; born at Ehringen, near Nordlingen, Bavaria, June 28, 1810; died at Munich, April 22, 1871. He resided in Berlin (1841-52) and Munich (1852-71). His best-known works were: "Stories from the Ries" (4th ed. 1892), containing delightful descriptions of peasant life in his native district; they are among the very best German village tales. Among the best of his other productions were "Duke Albert" (1852) and "Charles the Bold" (1862). He published also "Poems" (1857), religious-philosophical writings, tragedies, and romances.