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Christian August Vulpius

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Born:
Jan. 23, 1762, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar [Germany]
Died:
June 26, 1827, Weimar (aged 65)

Christian August Vulpius (born Jan. 23, 1762, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar [Germany]—died June 26, 1827, Weimar) was a German writer of popular historical novels and brother of Christiane Vulpius, Goethe’s wife. Educated at Jena and Erlangen, Vulpius became secretary to the baron of Soden at Nürnburg (1788). He returned to Weimar (1790) and began his writing career by translating Italian and French tales of chivalry into German, later publishing some unremarkable accounts of medieval German literature. Vulpius was appointed to the library of Weimar in 1797. His most celebrated work is his three-volume Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Rauberhauptmann (1797–1800; “Rinaldo Rinaldini, the Robber ...(100 of 178 words)

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