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Ferdinand Raimund
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Austrian dramatist, actor and writer (1790-1836)

Also known as: Фердинанд Раймунд, 페르디난트 라이문트, フェルディナント・ライムント, Раймунд, Фердинанд

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Known works

  • Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs
  • Moisasurs Zauberfluch
  • The spendthrift (1949)
  • Sämtliche Werke (1960)
  • Der Verschwender