Devrient is a surname. It may refer to: ;Family of actors *

Ludwig Devrient Ludwig Devrient (15 December 178430 December 1832) was a German actor, noted for his playing in the works of Shakespeare and Schiller. Devrient, who was born in Berlin, left a commercial career for the stage in 1804. He joined a travelling theatr ...

(1784–1832), uncle to Karl August, Eduard, Emil *

Karl August Devrient Karl August Devrient (5 April 17973 August 1872) was a German stage actor best known for performances of Schiller and Shakespeare. He was related to other notable German actors, including: * his uncle Ludwig; * his brothers Philipp Eduard and ...

(1797–1872), nephew of Ludwig, brother of Eduard and Emil, married to Wilhelmine *

Eduard Devrient (Philipp) Eduard Devrient (11 August 18014 October 1877) was a German baritone, librettist, playwright, actor, theatre director, and theatre reformer and historian. Devrient came from a theatrical family. His uncle was Ludwig Devrient and his b ...

(1801–1877), nephew of Ludwig, brother of Karl August and Emil, father of Otto *

Emil Devrient Gustav Emil Devrient (4 September 1803, Berlin – 7 August 1872, Dresden) was a German actor and an occasional operatic bass. Life Gustav Emil Devrient was the youngest son of the six children of the silk merchant Tobias Philipp Devrient and his ...

(1803–1872), nephew of Ludwig, brother of Karl August and Eduard *

Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, born Wilhelmine Schröder (6 December 180426 January 1860), was a German operatic soprano. As a singer, she combined a rare quality of tone with dramatic intensity of expression, which was as remarkable on the conce ...

(1804–1860), opera singer, married to Karl August *

Otto Devrient Otto Devrient (born 3 October 1838 in Berlin; † 23 June 1894 in Stettin) was a German actor and playwright. Devrient was the son of Philipp Eduard Devrient. He first went on stage in 1856, training in Stuttgart, Berlin and Leipzig. In 1863, he ...

(1838–1894), son of Eduard, nephew of Karl August and Emil

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