Joseph von Auffenberg (25 August 1798

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– 25 December 1857 Freiburg) was a German

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Biography

After studying law in the

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, he entered the army, where he attained the rank of lieutenant of the horse guards. Several years afterward he became president of the committee of the court theatre at

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Works

Among his more important productions are ''Pizzaro'' (1823), ''Ludwig XI in Peronne'', ''Die Filibustier'', ''Konich Erich'', ''Das Opfer des Themistokles'', ''Fergus MacIvor'', ''Der Löwe von Kurdistan'' (1827), ''Alhambra'' and ''Das Nordlicht von Kasan''. His collected works were published at

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in 1855 in 22 volumes.

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References

* This work in turn cites: ** Stahl, ''Joseph von Auffenberg'' (

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, 1910) * 1798 births 1857 deaths University of Freiburg alumni Writers from Freiburg im Breisgau German male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers {{Germany-writer-stub