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Also Known As	Christoph Friedrich Nicolai
Born	March 18, 1733 • Berlin • Prussia
Died	January 8, 1811 (aged 77) • Berlin • Prussia
Founder	“Bibliothek der schönen Wissenschaften”
Notable Works	“Allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek” • “Bibliothek der schönen Wissenschaften” • “Charakterischen Anekdoten von Friedrich II” • “Die Beschreibung einer Reise durch Deutschland und die Schweiz” • “Die Freuden des Jungen Werthers”
Movement / Style	Enlightenment
Role In	Enlightenment

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