Heinrich Gottfried von Bretschneider

Heinrich Gottfried von Bretschneider (1739, Gera - 1810) was a German satirical writer. Bretschneider led a bohemian life, served in the army, and held various political posts. Later he was bibliothecary at Lemberg. He was closely linked to the writers of the enlightenment, especially Friedrich Nicolai. Bretschneider composed, besides satirical writings, Almanach der Heiligen auf das Jahr, 1788, Wallers Leben und Sitten, and the comic epic, Graf Esau.

Literature
  • Anton Peter Petri: Biographisches Lexikon des Banater Deutschtums, Marquartstein, 1992, ISBN 3-922046-76-2[1]

References
  1. Petri, Anton Peter. (1992). Biographisches Lexikon des Banater Deutschtums. Marquartstein: Breit. ISBN 3922046762. OCLC 75540272.

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