Gustav Freytag

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Born	July 13, 1816 • Poland
Died	April 30, 1895 (aged 78) • Wiesbaden • Germany
Notable Works	“Debit and Credit” • “Die Ahnen” • “Pictures of German Life” • “The Lost Manuscript”

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Franz Werfel

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Volker Braun

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Paul Ernst

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