biography
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Schinderhannes
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originally Johann Bückler
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pronunciation:
[shinderhanes]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1777/83–1830)
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| biography:
| Highwayman, born in Miehlen, W Germany. He led a band of highwaymen from 1800 in the Hunsrück and Taunus area, and became the subject of popular legend in songs, plays, and literature. He was also the protagonist of a play by Carl Zuckmayer which was later made into a film. He was executed in Mainz on 21 November 1830. |
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