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German dramatist and writer (1761–1819)

Also known as: A. v. Kotzebue, August Friedrich Ferdinand Kotzebue, August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue, August Kotzebue, August v. Kotzebue, Kotzebue

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Known works

Der Briefwechsel zwischen August von Kotzebue und Carl August Böttiger
Das merkwürdigste Jahr meines Lebens
The virgin of the sun
The wild-goose chace
Misanthropie et repentir