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Also Known As	Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl
Born	April 6, 1806 • Germany
Died	November 9, 1876 (aged 70) • Leipzig • Germany
Notable Works	“Priscae Latinitatis Monumenta Epigraphica”
Subjects Of Study	Latin literature • Plautus • Latin language

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