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1715–1769 · German poet

Also known as: Христиан Фюрхтеготт Геллерт, كريستيان فورشتيغوت غيلرت, クリスティアン・ゲッレールト, 克里斯蒂安·弗奇特戈特·格勒特, Геллерт, Кристиан Фюрхтеготт, Кристиан Фюрхтеготт Геллерт

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Known works

C. F. Gellerts Briefwechsel (1984)
Fables et contes
Anhang zu der Sammlung vermischter Schriften
C. F. Gellerts Briefwechsel 1756-1759
Fables and tales by the German Aesop, C.F. Gellert (1715-1769)