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A German poet; born at Kothen, March 27, 1836. Among his works are a volume of his collected short poems, "Flowers" (1854); a tragedy, "The Duke of Courland" (1871); a cycle of five tragedies showing forth the action of Christianity upon the political life of nations, the members of the cycle being: "Nero"; "Alaric"; "Desiderata"; "The Bayonne Festival"; and "The Cloister". He wrote the libretti of several operas, among them that of "The Trumpeter of Sackingen".