Karl Ludwig Giesecke
Librettist
Carl Ludwig Giesecke FRSE was a German actor, librettist, polar explorer and mineralogist. In his youth he was called Johann Georg Metzler; in his later career in Ireland he was Sir Charles Lewis Giesecke. He is falsely accused of being the... Wikipedia
Born: April 6, 1761, Augsburg, Germany
Died: March 5, 1833 (age 71 years), Dublin, Ireland
Libretti: Oberon, König der Elfen
Education: University of Göttingen