Dingelstedt Franz Von
Dingelstedt may refer to:- People *Franz von Dingelstedt Places * Dingelstedt in Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

Franz Von Dingelstedt
Franz von Dingelstedt (30 June 1814 – 15 May 1881) was a German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator. Life and career Dingestedt was born at Halsdorf, Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), Germany, and later studied at the University of Marburg nearby. In 1836 he became a master at the Lyceum in Kassel, from where he was transferred to Fulda in 1838. In 1839 he wrote ''Unter der Erde'' ("Beneath the Earth"), a novel which obtained considerable success. In 1841, ''Lieder eines kosmopolitischen Nachtwächters'', the book by which he is best remembered, was published. These poems, animated as they are by a spirit of bitter opposition to everything that savours of despotism, were an effective contribution to the political poetry of the day. The popularity of this book determined Dingelstedt to take up a literary career, and in 1841 he obtained an appointment on the staff of the '' Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung''. In 1843, however, the satirist of German princes accepted, to general ...
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