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Swiss-German author, academic, critic and poet (1698–1783)

Also known as: Johann Jacob Bodmer, Иоганн Якоб Бодмер, يوهان ياكوب بودمر, ヨハン・ヤーコプ・ボードマー, 约翰·雅各布·博德默尔, Бодмер И.

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