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A German historian and politician; born at Brieg, Silesia, Feb. 12, 1818; died at Leipsic, June 14, 1876. He was professor at Leipsic (1848), and member of the national assembly; in the latter capacity he was a founder and prominent representative of the "Great German" party. He wrote: "King Frederick the Great" (1842-43); "Poles and Germans" (1847); "The Battle of Leipsic" (1863); "German Periodicals and the Formation of Public Opinion" (3d ed. 1876); etc.