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Gellert, Christian

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A German poet, fabulist, and moralist, born in Saxony; professor of Philosophy at Leipzig; distinguished for the influence of his character and writings on the literature of the period in Germany, in the effect of it culminating in the literature of Schiller and Goethe; Frederick the Great, who had an interview with him, pronounced him the most rational of German professors (1715-1769).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gellert, Christian'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gellert-christian.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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