Gustav Freiherr von Meyern-Hohenberg (10 September 1820 - 1 March 1878) was a German jurist and playwright. Baron Meyern applied himself to

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at the universities of

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and

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. In 1843 he took service with Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as appointed ''

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'' and General Intendant of the Coburg court theatre from 1860 to 1868. Meyern was unsuccessful with his dramas, which have vanished into oblivion.

Works

* ''Ein Kaiser'' (1857) * ''Heinrich von Schwerin'', Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1859) * ''Ein Kind des Elsaß'', Drama in 2 Akten (1873) * ''Das Ehrenwort'', Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1873) * ''Das Haus Posa'', Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1874) * ''Die Cavaliere'', Schauspiel in 5 Akten (1874) * ''Welfenlied'' (1854), melodized by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meyern-Hohenberg, Gustav Von 1820 births 1878 deaths People from Börde (district) People from the Duchy of Brunswick Jurists from Saxony-Anhalt German male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers