August Wilhelm Schlegel
Born: September 8, 1767
Died: May 12, 1845 (aged 77)
Bio: August Wilhelm Schlegel, usually cited as August Schlegel, was a German poet, translator and critic, and with his brother Friedrich Schlegel the leading influence of Jena Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare turned the English dramatist's works into German classics.
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