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Joseph Marius Babo

1756 – 1822

German dramatist

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Lived 1756 – 1822 (aged 66). Joseph Marius Babo was a German writer.

Joseph Marius Babo (January 14, 1756 in Ehrenbreitstein – February 5, 1822 in Munich) was a German dramatist. As a dramatist, Babo preferred action based on history. In Otto von Wittelsbach, written in 1781, he followed the path blazed by Goethe in Götz von Berlichingen. Sometimes one could see he was acquainted with Shakespeare. He filled a variety of pedagogical and bureaucratic roles related to the theater over his life.

Works

Arno (1776) Das Lustlager (1778, probable author) Das Winterquartier in Amerika (1778) Dagobert der Franken König (1779; English edition: Dagobert, King of the Franks, 1800) Reinhold und Armida (1780) Die Römer in Teutschland (1780) Otto von Wittelsbach (1782), a play based on the life of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (1206–1253), and Count Palatine of the Rhine Die Maler (1783) Die Fräulein Wohlerzogen (1783) Ueber Freymaurer. Erste Warnung (1784) Nöthige Beylage zur Schrift: Über die Freymaurer „erste Warnung“ (1784) Gemälde aus dem Leben der Menschen (1784) Vollständiges Tagebuch der merkwürdigsten Begebenheiten und Revolutionen in Paris (1789, translated from French) Die Strelitzen (1790) Bürgerglück (1792) Anleitung zur Himmelskunde in leichtfaßlichen astronomischen Unterhaltungen (1793) Schauspiele (1793) Neue Schauspiele (1804) Der Puls (1805) Albrechts Rache für Agnes (1808)

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Joseph Marius von Babo

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Joseph Marius Babo?

German dramatist (1756–1822)

When was Joseph Marius Babo born?

Joseph Marius Babo was born on 14 January 1756 in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein.

When did Joseph Marius Babo die?

Joseph Marius Babo died on 5 February 1822 in Munich.

What was Joseph Marius Babo's occupation?

Joseph Marius Babo was a writer.

What nationality was Joseph Marius Babo?

Joseph Marius Babo was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joseph Marius Babo

· Wikidata: Q104172

· DBpedia: Joseph Marius Babo

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