Christian Weise
Playwright, Author
1642 – 1708
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Who was Christian Weise?
Christian Weise, also known under the pseudonyms Siegmund Gleichviel, Orontes, Catharinus Civilis and Tarquinius Eatullus, was a German writer, dramatist, poet, pedagogue and librarian of the Baroque era. He produced a large number of dramatic works, noted for their social criticism and idiomatic style. In the 1670s he started a fashion for German "political novels". He has also been credited with the invention of the mathematical Euler diagram, though this is uncertain.
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- Born
- Apr 30, 1642
Zittau - Also known as
- Siegmund Gleichviel
- Orontes
- Catharinus Civilis
- Tarquinius Eatullus
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Leipzig
- Died
- Oct 21, 1708
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on July 23, 2013
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