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Karl Philipp Moritz

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German author, editor and essayist

Person · Open Library

Born
1756
Died
1793
Works
153

Top works

  • Götterlehre der Griechen und Römer
  • Anna St. Ives
  • Salomon Maimon's Lebensgeschichte
  • Salomon Maimon's Lebensgeschichte
  • Lebensgeschichte

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Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1756-09-15
Active to
1793-06-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
14
Total plays
827

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Hamelin
Place of death
Berlin
Occupation
publisher
Languages spoken
German
Image
Karl Philipp Moritz.jpg
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Karl Philipp Moritz
date of birth
1757-09-15
date of death
1793-06-26
writing language
German
name in native language
Karl Philipp Moritz
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Karl Philipp Moritz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Karl Philipp Moritz (Hameln, 15 September 1756 – Berlin, 26 June 1793) was a German author, editor and essayist of the Sturm und Drang, late Enlightenment, and classicist periods, influencing early German Romanticism as well. He led a life as a hatter's apprentice, teacher, journalist, literary critic, professor of art and linguistics, and member of both of Berlin's academies.

Biography

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