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Erich Auerbach
(Literary critic)
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Birthdate: November 9, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: October 13, 1957
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Wolfgang Iser
(Literary critic)
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3
Birthdate: July 22, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Marienberg, Germany
Died: January 24, 2007
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Gottfried Semper
(Architect)
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3
Birthdate: November 29, 1803
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Died: May 15, 1879
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Friedrich Schlegel
(Poet)
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3
Birthdate: March 10, 1772
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hannover, Germany
Died: January 12, 1829
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August Wilhelm Schlegel
(German Indologist, Poet, Translator and Critic)
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3
Birthdate: September 8, 1767
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: May 12, 1845
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Willi Schmid
(Music Critic)
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2
Birthdate: April 12, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany
Died: June 30, 1934
7
Boris Groys
(Art Critic)
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3
Birthdate: March 19, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
8
Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm
(German-born Journalist, Diplomat, and Art Critic)
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2
Birthdate: December 26, 1723
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Regensburg, Germany
Died: December 19, 1807
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Alfred Kerr
(Theatre critic)
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2
Birthdate: December 25, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: October 12, 1948
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Marcel Reich-Ranicki
(Literary critic)
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3
Birthdate: June 2, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wloclawek, Poland
Died: September 18, 2013
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Wilhelm Uhde
(Art dealer)
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2
Birthdate: October 28, 1874
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Strzelce Krajeńskie, Poland
Died: August 17, 1947
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Ludwig Quidde
(Former politician and pacifist who is mainly remembered today for his acerbic criticism of German Emperor Wilhelm II)
9
2
Birthdate: March 23, 1858
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Died: February 4, 1941
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Eva Figes
(Author)
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2
Birthdate: April 15, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: August 28, 2012
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Geoffrey Hartman
(Literary theorist)
9
2
Birthdate: August 11, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died: March 14, 2016
15
Johann Christoph Gottsched
(German Philosopher, Author and Critic of the Age of Enlightenment)
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2
Birthdate: February 2, 1700
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Juditten, Kaliningrad, Russia
Died: December 12, 1766
Johann Christoph Gottsched was a German author, philosopher, and critic. Although he exercised an undisputed literary dictatorship for about 30 years in Germany, Gottsched had become a personification of foolish pedantry during his later years. Nevertheless, Gottsched played a major role in the development of German literature. He also served as the editor of many journals dedicated to literary criticism.
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Ernst Robert Curtius
(Literary Critic)
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0
Birthdate: April 14, 1886
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thann, France
Died: April 19, 1956
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Kuno Fischer
(Philosopher)
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1
Birthdate: July 23, 1824
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: German Confederation
Died: July 5, 1907
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August Immanuel Bekker
(Philologist)
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1
Birthdate: May 21, 1785
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 7, 1871
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Friedrich Theodor Vischer
(Novelist)
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1
Birthdate: June 30, 1807
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ludwigsburg, Germany
Died: September 14, 1887
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Johann Salomo Semler
(Historian)
5
1
Birthdate: December 18, 1725
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saalfeld, Germany
Died: March 14, 1791
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Julius Meier-Graefe
(Art Critic)
5
1
Birthdate: June 10, 1867
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Romania
Died: June 5, 1935
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Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
(Music critic)
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1
Birthdate: November 21, 1718
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wendemark, Germany
Died: May 22, 1795
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Johann Jakob Griesbach
(Critic)
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1
Birthdate: January 4, 1745
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Butzbach, Germany
Died: March 24, 1812
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Johann Cochlaeus
(Humanist)
5
1
Birthdate: January 10, 1479
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wendelstein, Germany
Died: January 10, 1552
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Hans Mayer
(Scholar)
5
1
Birthdate: March 19, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: May 19, 2001
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Walter Jens
(HIstorian)
1
0
Birthdate: March 8, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: June 9, 2013
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Friedrich Chrysander
(Publisher)
3
1
Birthdate: July 8, 1826
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lübtheen, Germany
Died: September 3, 1901
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Otto Brahm
(Literary Critic)
3
1
Birthdate: February 5, 1856
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: November 28, 1912
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Theodor Däubler
(German Poet and Critic)
2
0
Birthdate: August 17, 1876
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Trieste, Italy
Died: June 13, 1934
Mostly known for his poem Das Nordlicht, Austro-Hungarian poet Theodor Däubler went down in history as one of the greatest German-language writers and Expressionist poets. Apart from living in Italy, he was a well-traveled man, too, and had been around Europe, Egypt, and the Middle East.
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Friedrich Bouterwek
(Critic)
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0
Birthdate: April 15, 1766
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Germany
Died: August 9, 1828
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Adolf Müllner
(Critic)
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0
Birthdate: October 18, 1774
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Langendorf, Weißenfels, Germany
Died: June 11, 1829
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Johann Elias Schlegel
(Critic)
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0
Birthdate: January 17, 1719
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Meissen, Germany
Died: August 13, 1749
