Friedrich von Schlegel

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Born	March 10, 1772 • Hannover • Germany
Died	January 12, 1829 (aged 56) • Dresden • Germany
Founder	“Athenäum”
Notable Works	“Über die Sprache und Weisheit der Indier”
Movement / Style	Jena Romanticism
Notable Family Members	brother August Wilhelm von Schlegel
Subjects Of Study	Romanticism • literary criticism • comparative linguistics

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