Devrient is a surname. It may refer to: ;Family of actors * Ludwig Devrient (1784–1832), uncle to Karl August, Eduard, Emil * Karl August Devrient (1797–1872), nephew of Ludwig, brother of Eduard and Emil, married to Wilhelmine *

Eduard Devrient (Philipp) Eduard Devrient (11 August 18014 October 1877) was a German baritone, librettist, playwright, actor, theatre director, and theatre reformer and historian. Devrient came from a theatrical family. His uncle was Ludwig Devrient and his br ...

(1801–1877), nephew of Ludwig, brother of Karl August and Emil, father of Otto *

Emil Devrient Gustav Emil Devrient (4 September 1803, Berlin – 7 August 1872, Dresden) was a German actor and an occasional operatic bass. Life Gustav Emil Devrient was the youngest son of the six children of the silk merchant Tobias Philipp Devrient and his ...

(1803–1872), nephew of Ludwig, brother of Karl August and Eduard *

Doris Devrient Dorothea Caroline "Doris" Devrient (née Böhler; 20 February 1801 – 29 May 1882) was a German actress and soprano singer, best known for comedic and soubrettes roles. Early life Dorothee Caroline Böhler was born on 20 February 1801 in Kasse ...

(1801–1882), Emil's wife from 1825 to 1842 *

Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient ( Schröder; 6 December 180426 January 1860), was a German operatic soprano. As a singer, she combined a rare quality of tone with dramatic intensity of expression, which was as remarkable on the concert platform as ...

(1804–1860), opera singer, married to Karl August * Otto Devrient (1838–1894), son of Eduard, nephew of Karl August and Emil

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