biography
| name: |
Wieland, Christoph Martin
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pronunciation:
[veelant]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1733–1813)
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| biography:
| Writer, born near Biberach, S Germany. After several early devotional works, he made the first German translation of Shakespeare (1762–6), and wrote a number of popular romances, notably Agathon (1766–7). After holding a professorship at Erfurt, he was called to Weimar to train the grand-duchess's sons, where he lived until his death. During this time he translated many classical authors, and wrote his best-known work, the heroic poem ‘Oberon’ (1780). |
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