August Wilhelm Schlegel
German indologist and poet
August Wilhelm Schlegel, usually cited as August Schlegel, was a German Indologist, poet, translator and critic, and with his brother Friedrich Schlegel the leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare turned the... Wikipedia
Born: September 8, 1767, Hanover, Germany
Died: May 12, 1845 (age 77 years), Bonn, Germany
Siblings: Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
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