About Karl Mayer
Lived 1786 – 1870 (aged 83). Karl Mayer was a German judge, poet, poet lawyer, writer and jurist.
Karl Friedrich Hartmann Mayer (22 March 1786 in Bischofsheim – 25 February 1870 in Tübingen) was a German jurist and poet of the Swabian school of poets, the circle of Justinus Kerner and the Serach poets' circle under count Alexander von Württemberg (1801–1844). His younger brother Louis Mayer was a landscape painter.
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Who was Karl Mayer?
German poet (1786-1870)
When was Karl Mayer born?
Karl Mayer was born on 22 March 1786 in Neckarbischofsheim.
When did Karl Mayer die?
Karl Mayer died on 25 February 1870 in Tübingen.
What was Karl Mayer's occupation?
Karl Mayer was a judge, poet, poet lawyer, writer and jurist.
What nationality was Karl Mayer?
Karl Mayer was German.
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