Died 1819-03-23.
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August von Kotzebue
August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue was a German playwright, who had also worked as a Russian diplomat.
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Born 3 May 1761 · Died 23 March 1819 · Q57242
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1819· 2 entries
By Karl Ludwig Sand, a militant member of the Burschenschaften
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1817· 1 entry
One of Kotzebue's books was burned during the Wartburg festival
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1816· 1 entry
And was sent to Germany as consul general for Russia a year later
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1812· 1 entry
By Beethoven, who suggested that Kotzebue write the libretto for an opera about Attila, which was never written
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1806· 1 entry
After Napoleon's victory in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt, Kotzebue fled to Russia and, in the safety of his estate in Jerlep, Estonia, wrote many satirical articles against Napoleon Bonaparte, published in his journals D
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1803· 1 entry
Began his Almanach dramatischer Spiele (Almanac of the Dramatic Arts), which was published posthumously in 1820
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1801· 1 entry
After the assassination of the Emperor Paul I
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1800· 1 entry
Was sent from Tobolsk to Kurgan, where he arrived 6 days later
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1761· 1 entry
Born 1761-05-03.
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