Karl Wilhelm Ramler (25 February 1725 – 11 April 1798) was a German

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who was the Berlin Cadet School master. Ramler was born in Kolberg. After graduating from the

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, he went to

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, where, in 1748, he was appointed professor of

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and literature at the cadet school. In 1786, he became associated with the author

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in the management of the royal

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, of which, after resigning his professorship, he became sole director from 1790 to 1796. He died in Berlin and his memorial is to be seen on the exterior wall of the city's

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1725 births 1798 deaths People from Kołobrzeg Writers from the Province of Pomerania German male poets University of Halle alumni Members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences French–German translators Latin–German translators Poets from the Kingdom of Prussia {{Germany-poet-stub