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Austrian playwright, actor and singer (1801–1862)

Also known as: Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy, Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Nestroy, Иоганн Нестрой, يوهان نيستروي, 요한 네스트로이

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