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A German novelist and poet; born at Kunzendorf, Silesia, Feb. 19, 1821; died at Hamburg, Jan. 22, 1890. He wrote the lyrico-dramatic poem "Holderlin's Love" (1852); a volume of verses, "From Heart to Heart" (1867); "Fifteen Years in the Directorship of the Stuttgart Court Theatre" (1886). His plays were published in 6 volumes, 1882. He wrote also: "Hamburg's Literary Life in the 18th Century" (1856); "In Leisure Hours" (1867); "At the Roaring Loom of Time" (1869); "Time and Men" (1889).