Johann Elias Schlegel

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Born	January 17, 1719 • Meissen • Germany
Died	August 13, 1749 (aged 30) • Sorø • Denmark
Movement / Style	Bremer Beiträger
Subjects Of Study	William Shakespeare

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Ludwig Tieck

German writer

Otto Ludwig

German writer

David Garrick

English actor, poet, and producer

Charles Lamb

British author

Robert Armin

English actor

August Wilhelm von Schlegel

German scholar and critic

Christoph Martin Wieland

German poet

Harley Granville-Barker

British author and producer

Vajiravudh

king of Siam

Delia Salter Bacon

American author

Gabre-Medhin Tsegaye

Ethiopian author

Gregorio Martínez Sierra

Spanish dramatist

Mary Ann Lamb

British author

Edward Hugh Sothern

American actor

Nahum Tate

English writer

Mihály Babits

Hungarian author

Alexander Dyce

Scottish editor

Friedrich Ludwig Schröder

German actor and theatrical manager

Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt

German writer and translator

Eduard Devrient

German actor

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