Christoph Martin Wieland
1733 – 1813 · aged 80
German poet and writer (1733–1813)
- Born
- 5 Sept 1733 · Oberholzheim
- Died
- 20 Jan 1813 · Weimar
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- 5 Sept 1733BornBorn in Oberholzheim
- 1808AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
- 20 Jan 1813DiedDied in Weimar
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
Biography
Christoph Martin Wieland (German: [ˈviːlant]; 5 September 1733 – 20 January 1813) was a German poet and writer, representative of literary Rococo. He is best-remembered for having written the first Bildungsroman (Geschichte des Agathon), as well as the epic Oberon, which formed the basis for both Friederike Sophie Seyler's opera of the same name and Carl Maria von Weber's opera of the same name. His thought was representative of the cosmopolitanism of the German Enlightenment, exemplified in his remark: "Only a true cosmopolitan can be a good citizen." He was a key figure of Weimar Classicism and a collaborator of Abel Seyler's theatre company.
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