Karl Philipp Moritz

Karl Philipp Moritz (b. Sept. 15, 1757 in Hameln, d. June 26, 1793 Berlin) was a German author and writer of the Sturm und Drang and classical periods, influencing early romanticism as well. He lead a colourful life and was a hatter's apprentice, actor, teacher, journalist, and philosopher (enlightenment, fine arts).

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Hameln - Berlin - German - Author - Writer - Sturm und Drang - Romanticism

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In 1789, he became a professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin. Among his students were Ludwig Tieck and Alexander von Humboldt. He was an avid admirer of Jean Paul, and befriended Goethe, Moses Mendelssohn, and Asmus Jakob Carstens. Apart from numerous novels, of which "Anton Reiser" and "Andreas Hartknopf" are best known, he also wrote a number of theoretical writings on aestheticism, as "Über die bildende Nachahmung des Schönen" (On Pictorial Imitation of Beauty). The "Magazin zur Erfahrungsseelenkunde als ein Lesebuch für Gelehrte und Ungelehrte" (Journal of Psychology from Experience, a reader for scholars and non-scholars) can pass for an early psychological review.

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Ludwig Tieck - Alexander von Humboldt - Jean Paul - Goethe - Moses Mendelssohn - Asmus Jakob Carstens

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