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Ewald von Kleist

A year after the death of Ewald Christian von Kleist is published in Berlin for the first time a complete edition of his works. Editor of two -volume work is a longtime friend of Kleist, the poet and philosopher Karl Wilhelm PeterRamler.

Drama

  • March 9: Voltaire's stage play Tancrède will be premiered with success.

Scientific works

The French dancer and choreographer Jean Georges Noverre wrote the Lettres sur la Danse theoretical work et sur ​​les ballets ( Letters on the art of dance ), remains one of the most important writings on the ballet.

  • The Swiss physician Simon -Auguste Tissot published the work L' Onanisme, in which he postulated that masturbation leads to diseases. The plant experienced numerous editions and translations.

Born

  • JANUARY 30: Jonas Rein, Norwegian poet († 1821)
  • MARCH 28: Georg Adler Sparre, Swedish general, politician and writer († 1835)
  • APRIL 16: Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt, German chemist, chemists, technical writer († 1833)
  • May 10: Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French composer, poet and officer († 1836)
  • May 10: Johann Peter Hebel, German poet († 1826)
  • MAY 23: Joseph von Zerboni di Sposetti, a Prussian official, journalist, poet and Freemason († 1831)
  • November 14: Bernhard Joachim Nicolaus hackers, German theologian, poet and writer († 1817)
  • Adam Pálóczi Horváth, Hungarian writer, folk song collector and composer († 1820)

Died

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