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The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
Adelbert von Chamisso
Born: January 30, 1781
Died: August 21, 1838 (aged 57)
Bio: Adelbert von Chamisso was a German poet and botanist, author of Peter Schlemihl, a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso de Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt.
Known for:
- Peter Schlemihl
- The marvelous history of the shadowless man
- Frauenliebe und -leben (1830)
- La meravigliosa storia di Peter Schlemihl