Otto Ludwig

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Read Next

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

The Death of Shakespeare

What Did Shakespeare Sound Like?

Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)

The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

World Poetry Day

Discover

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Otto Ludwig: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born	February 12, 1813 • Germany
Died	February 25, 1865 (aged 52) • Dresden • Germany
Notable Works	“Between Heaven and Earth” • “The Cheerful Ones and Their Opposites”
Subjects Of Study	Poetic Realism • William Shakespeare

Tieck, detail of an oil painting by K. Vogel von Vogelstein, 1834; in the National Gallery, Berlin

Ludwig Tieck

German writer

Johann Elias Schlegel

German author and critic

Charles Lamb

British author

August Wilhelm von Schlegel

German scholar and critic

Christoph Martin Wieland

German poet

David Garrick

English actor, poet, and producer

Harley Granville-Barker

British author and producer

Vajiravudh

king of Siam

Delia Salter Bacon

American author

Robert Armin

English actor

Gabre-Medhin Tsegaye

Ethiopian author

Gregorio Martínez Sierra

Spanish dramatist

Mary Ann Lamb

British author

Nahum Tate

English writer

Mihály Babits

Hungarian author

Alexander Dyce

Scottish editor

Friedrich Ludwig Schröder

German actor and theatrical manager

Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt

German writer and translator

Eduard Devrient

German actor

Ludwig Dessoir

German actor

Otto Ludwig: Facts & Related Content

Facts

Related Biographies