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August Wilhelm Schlegel

1767 - 1845

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August Wilhelm von Schlegel (Schlegel until 1812; SHLAY-gəl; German: [aʊˈɡʊst ˈʃleːɡl̩]; 8 September 1767 – 12 May 1845) was a German Indologist, poet, translator and critic. With his brother Friedrich Schlegel, he was a leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare turned the English dramatist's works into German classics. Schlegel was also the professor of Sanskrit in Continental Europe and produced a translation of the Bhagavad Gita. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Wilhelm Schlegel is the 513th most popular writer (up from 626th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Germany (up from 590th in 2019) and the 29th most popular German Writer.

August Wilhelm Schlegel is most famous for being a German poet, translator, and critic.

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Among writers, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 513 out of 7,302. Before him are Edmondo De Amicis, Thomas Paine, Erich Kästner, Heinrich Mann, Isaac Babel, and Mika Waltari. After him are Robert Walser, Jostein Gaarder, Ivan Franko, Tibullus, Ivan Goncharov, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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Among people born in 1767, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 11. Before him are Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, John VI of Portugal, Jean-Baptiste Say, Benjamin Constant, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, and Maria Theresa of Austria. After him are Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Nicolas Oudinot, Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Manuel Godoy, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, and Andreas Hofer. Among people deceased in 1845, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 2. Before him is Andrew Jackson. After him are Julie Clary, John Frederic Daniell, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Guadalupe Victoria, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Wazir Akbar Khan, Henrik Wergeland, Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, Bernardino Rivadavia, and Louis-Léopold Boilly.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 478 out of 7,253. Before him are Maria Alexandrovna (1824), Friedrich Fromm (1888), Heinrich Mann (1871), Konrad Zuse (1910), Joachim Peiper (1915), and Louis the Child (893). After him are Johann Bayer (1572), Carl von Ossietzky (1889), Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573), Franz Brentano (1838), Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), and Gregor Strasser (1892).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 29. Before him are Wilhelm Grimm (1786), Einhard (770), Traudl Junge (1920), Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170), Erich Kästner (1899), and Heinrich Mann (1871). After him are Jean Paul (1763), Ulrich von Hutten (1488), Patrick Süskind (1949), Lion Feuchtwanger (1884), Bert Hellinger (1925), and Ludwig Tieck (1773).

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