biography
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Kotzebue, August (Friedrich Ferdinand) von
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pronunciation:
[kotzebyoo]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1761–1819)
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| biography:
| Playwright, born in Weimar, C Germany. He worked in government service in Russia, and wrote about 200 poetic dramas, notably Menschenhass und Reue (1789–90, trans The Stranger), as well as tales, satires, and historical works. While on a mission for Emperor Alexander I, he was assassinated in Mannheim by a radical student as an alleged spy. |
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