About Karl Egon Ebert
Lived 1801 – 1882 (aged 81). Karl Egon Ebert was an Austrian poet, writer, playwright, dramaturge and librettist.
Karl Egon Ebert (5 June 1801 – 24 October 1882) was a Czech poet of German ethnicity.
Life He was born in Prague. His poems, dramatic and lyric, are collected in 7 volumes, and enjoy a wide popularity in his country. He composed a poem called "Das erste Veilchen", or "The First Violet", which was set to music by Felix Mendelssohn.
German composer Georgina Schubert used Ebert's text for her lieder "Der Muschel gleichen meine Leider."
He died on 24 October 1882 in Smíchov (now part of Prague).
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Bohemian German poet (1801–1882)
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Karl Egon Ebert was born on 5 June 1801 in Prague.
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Karl Egon Ebert died on 24 October 1882 in Prague.
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Karl Egon Ebert was a poet, writer, playwright, dramaturge and librettist.
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Karl Egon Ebert was Austrian.
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