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Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845–1909)
Wildenbruch, Ernst von (vēld’en-bröċh). A German soldier, lawyer, and dramatist; born at Beyrût, Syria, Feb. 3, 1845; died in 1909. His dramas have been played with great success in most German cities. Some of them are ‘Fathers and Sons’ (1882); ‘Harold’ (4th ed. 1884; English translation, 1891); ‘Christopher Marlowe’ (1884); ‘The Mennonite’ (3d ed. 1886); ‘The Carlovingians’ (4th ed. 1887); ‘The Quitzows’ (1888); ‘The New Master’ (1891). He also published a number of short stories and novels, the best of which is ‘The Master of Tanagra’ (1880). In his ‘Lays and Songs’ (1877) and ‘Poems and Ballads’ (1884), are some great ballads and hymns, the most popular of which is ‘The Witches’ Song.’