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Friedrich Schlegel

1772 - 1829

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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (after 1814: von) Schlegel ( SHLAY-gəl; German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃleːɡl̩]; 10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German literary critic, philosopher, and Indologist. With his older brother, August Wilhelm Schlegel, he was one of the main figures of Jena Romanticism. Born into a fervently Protestant family, Schlegel rejected religion as a young man in favor of atheism and individualism. He entered university to study law but instead focused on classical literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Schlegel is the 240th most popular writer (up from 323rd in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 279th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Writer.

Friedrich Schlegel is most famous for his contributions to the German Romantic movement. He was a philosopher, critic, and literary theorist.

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Among writers, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 240 out of 7,302. Before him are J. D. Salinger, Paul Heyse, Shota Rustaveli, William Blake, Truman Capote, and Lucian. After him are Juvenal, Ferdowsi, Prosper Mérimée, Lou Andreas-Salomé, W. H. Auden, and Gerhart Hauptmann.

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Among people born in 1772, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 4. Before him are David Ricardo, Novalis, and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily. After him are Charles Fourier, William I of the Netherlands, Ram Mohan Roy, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, and Nachman of Breslov. Among people deceased in 1829, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 5. Before him are Pope Leo XII, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Niels Henrik Abel, and John Jay. After him are Humphry Davy, Thomas Young, Maria Anna Mozart, Paul Barras, François-Joseph Gossec, Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, and Mauro Giuliani.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 193 out of 7,253. Before him are Richard Willstätter (1872), Georgius Agricola (1494), Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), Paul Heyse (1830), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), and Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900). After him are Leopold Mozart (1719), Johann Christian Bach (1735), Ernst Röhm (1887), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), and Jupp Heynckes (1945).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 16. Before him are Novalis (1772), Heinrich Böll (1917), Friedrich Hölderlin (1770), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Nelly Sachs (1891), and Paul Heyse (1830). After him are Eckhart Tolle (1948), Jacob Grimm (1785), Ernst Jünger (1895), Michael Ende (1929), Heinrich von Kleist (1777), and Karl May (1842).

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