August Wilhelm von Schlegel

August Wilhelm von Schlegel was a German scholar, critic, Orientalist, Indologist, translator and poet. With his brother Friedrich Schlegel, he was a leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare turned the English dramatist's works into German classics.

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Who was born first?

• August Wilhelm von Schlegel and Benjamin Constant were born the same year
• August Wilhelm von Schlegel and Wilhelm von Humboldt were born the same year
• August Wilhelm von Schlegel was born 1 year after Germaine de Staël
• August Wilhelm von Schlegel was born 1 year before Karl Ludwig von Haller
• August Wilhelm von Schlegel was born 1 year before Friedrich Schleiermacher

Timeline

1. Germaine de StaëlApril 22, 1766 – July 14, 1817
2. August Wilhelm von Schlegel (this page)September 8, 1767 – May 12, 1845
3. Benjamin ConstantOctober 25, 1767 – December 8, 1830
4. Wilhelm von HumboldtJune 22, 1767 – April 8, 1835
5. Friedrich SchleiermacherNovember 21, 1768 – February 12, 1834
6. Karl Ludwig von HallerAugust 1, 1768 – May 20, 1854

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