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WILDENBRUCH, ERNST VON (1845-1909) , German poet and dramatist, was born on the 3rd of February 1845 at Beyrout in Syria, the son of the Prussian consul
Constantinople , where his father was attached to the Prussian legation, he came in 1857 to Germany, received his early schooling at the Padagogium at Halle
Cadet school, became, in 1863, an officer in the Prussian army. He abandoned the military career two years later, but was recalled to the colours in 1866 for the war with Austria. He next studied law at the university of Berlin, and again served in the army during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71. In 1876 Wildenbruch was attached to the foreign office, which he finally quitted in 1900 with the title of counsellor of legation. He achieved his first literary successes with the epics Vionville
Sedan
chief
Erasmus
Konig
doctor
Cf. B. Litzmann, Das deutsche Drama in den Bewegungen der Gegenwart (1894; 4th ed., 1897); H. Bulthaupt, Dramaturgie des Schauspiels, vol. iv. (1901). End of Article: WILDENBRUCH, ERNST VON (1845-1909) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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