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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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German scientist and satirist (1742-1799)

Also known as: Christoph Lichtenberg, Conrad Photorin, Георг Кристоф Лихтенберг, جورج كريستوف ليشتنبرغ, 게오르크 크리스토프 리히텐베르크, ゲオルク・クリストフ・リヒテンベルク

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Known works

  • Die Sanatio in radice als Instrument der Ehepastoral
  • Unsere Erde ist vielleicht ein Weibchen
  • Gesammelte Schriften (2005)
  • Schriften und Briefe (1967)
  • Lichtenberg in England (1977)