Dagobert von Gerhardt (pen-name Gerhard von Amyntor; 12 July 1831 in Liegnitz,

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, Poland – 24 February 1910 in

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Biography

After attending the gymnasium at Glogau, he entered the

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n army in Breslau, and advanced to the rank of major. He was severely wounded in the assault upon the fortifications of Düppel during the Danish War of 1864, and in 1867 he was employed by

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on the army's general staff at

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. He served in the Franco-German War of 1870-71.

Writings

His first literary attempt was a military work: ''Der Antagonismus Frankreichs und Englands vom politisch-militärischen Standpunkt'' (The antagonism between France and England from a political-military standpoint; Berlin, 1860). He was in his forties before he tried his hand at popular works, and first achieved notice with ''Peter Quidams Rheinfahrt'' (Peter Quidam's

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Journey; 1877). His numerous novels include: * ''Hypochondrische Plaudereien'' (4th ed. 1875, new series; 3d ed. 1890) * ''Randglossen zum Buch des Lebens'' (1876) * ''Peter Quidams Rheinfahrt'' (Stuttgart, 1877) * ''Der Zug des Todes'' (Elberfeld, 1878) * ''Der neue Romanzero'' (2d ed. 1883) * ''Eine moderne Abendgesellschaft'', treating

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issues (3d ed. 1881) * ''Gerke Suteminne'' (3d ed. 1890) * ''Durch Nacht zum Licht'' (1887) * ''Die Cis Moll Sonate'' (1891) He wrote an autobiography, ''Skizzenbuch meines Lebens'' (Sketchbook of my life; Breslau, 1893–98, 2 vols.).

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