Christian Dietrich Grabbe

Playwright, Author

1801 – 1836

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Who was Christian Dietrich Grabbe?

Christian Dietrich Grabbe was a German dramatist of the Vormärz era. He wrote many historical plays conceiving a disillusioned and pessimistic world view, with some shrill scenes. Heinrich Heine saw him as one of Germany's foremost dramatists, calling him "a drunken Shakespeare".

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Born
Dec 11, 1801
Detmold
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Died
Sep 12, 1836

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on July 23, 2013

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