About Ludwig Robert
Lived 1778 – 1832 (aged 53). Ludwig Robert was a German dramaturge, translator, writer and poet.
Ernst Friedrich Ludwig Robert (or Robert-Tornow; 16 December 1778 – 5 July 1832) was a German dramatist.
Life Ludwig Robert was born in Berlin as Liepmann Levin, into a well-off Jewish family, a brother of Rahel Varnhagen von Ense. He wrote plays, including the tragedy Die Macht der Verhältnisse (1819) which deals with the position of Jews in society:
He died, aged 53, in Baden-Baden.
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Who was Ludwig Robert?
German dramatist
When was Ludwig Robert born?
Ludwig Robert was born on 16 December 1778 in Berlin.
When did Ludwig Robert die?
Ludwig Robert died on 5 July 1832 in Baden-Baden.
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Ludwig Robert was a dramaturge, translator, writer and poet.
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Ludwig Robert was German.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ludwig Robert. https://biography.guide/ludwig-robert/
MLA: "Ludwig Robert." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ludwig-robert/.
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