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Karl Philipp Moritz

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German author, editor and essayist

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Hamelin
Place of death
Berlin
Occupation
publisher
Languages spoken
German
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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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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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