August Wilhelm Schlegel
August Wilhelm (after 1812: von) Schlegel (German: [ˈʃleːgl̩]; 8 September 1767 – 12 May 1845), usually cited as August Schlegel, was a German Indologist, poet, translator and critic, and with his brother Friedrich Schlegel the leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare turned the English dramatist's works into German classics. Schlegel was also the professor of Sanskrit in Continental Europe and produced a translation of the Bhagavad Gita.
August Schlegel | |
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| Born | 8 September 1767 |
| Died | 12 May 1845 (aged 77) Bonn, Rhine Province |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Jena Romanticism Historicism |
| Institutions | University of Bonn |
Main interests | Philology, philosophy of history |
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