August Wilhelm von Schlegel
1767 – 1845 · aged 78
German poet, translator, critic, and writer (1767–1845)
- Born
- 8 Sept 1767 · Hanover
- Died
- 12 May 1845 · Bonn
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- 8 Sept 1767BornBorn in Hanover
- 12 May 1845DiedDied in Bonn
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- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
August Wilhelm von Schlegel ( SHLAY-gəl; German: [aʊˈɡʊst ˈʃleːɡl̩]; 8 September 1767 – 12 May 1845) was a German scholar, critic, Orientalist, Indologist, translator and poet. With his brother Friedrich Schlegel, he was a leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare turned the English dramatist's works into German classics.
Schlegel was also the professor of Sanskrit in Continental Europe and produced a translation of the Bhagavad Gita.
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