Gustav Freytag

Gustav Freytag was a German writer, playwright, politician, and novelist born in Kluczbork on 13 July 1816. A citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia, he was educated at and employed by the University of Wrocław. His professional work locations included Wrocław, Leipzig, and Dresden. He participated in the Franco-Prussian War and received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.

Freytag wrote in German and produced notable works such as *Marcus König*, *Der rittmeister von Alt-Rosen*, *Doktor Luther*, *Das Nest der Zaunkönige*, and *Vermischte Aufsätze aus den Jahren 1848 bis 1894*. He died in Wiesbaden on 30 April 1895. His writings are described in sources including the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie* and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*. Archives holding his materials include the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg, the Berlin State Library, and the Goethe and Schiller Archives.