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August Wilhelm Schlegel
German poet, translator, critic, and writer (1767–1845)
August Wilhelm von Schlegel (Schlegel until 1812; SHLAY-gəl; German: [aʊˈɡʊst ˈʃleːɡl̩]; 8 September 1767 – 12 May 1845) was a German scholar, critic, Orientalist, Indologist, translator and poet. With his brother Friedrich Schlegel, he was a leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare turned the English dramatist's works into German classics.
Schlegel was also the professor of Sanskrit in Continental Europe and produced a translation of the Bhagavad Gita.
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