Karl Eduard Arnd (23 February 1802 – 3 September 1874) was a German historian and author who was a native of

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. Arnd studied at the Universities of Breslau and

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. During his career he lived and worked in Paris and Berlin. He is remembered for his numerous works on French history. In

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's ''Weltgeschichte für Kinder und Kinderlehrer'' (World History for Children and Teachers of Children), his contributions involved "Continuation of the

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to the Present", 1871). A few of his other publications in regards to French history are as follows: * ''Geschichte des Ursprungs und der Entwickelung des französischen Volks'' (History on the origin and evolution of the French people),

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, 1844-46 (3 volumes). * ''Geschichte der französischen Revolution von 1789 bis 1799'' (History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1799),

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, 1851 (six volumes). * ''Geschichte der französischen Nationalliteratur von der Renaissance bis zur Revolution'' (History of French national literature from the

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to the Revolution), Berlin 1856. Earlier in his career he was the author of several works that did not involve French history, including adaptations and modifications of existing classics such as

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'', of which he published with the title ''Die beiden Edelleute in Venedig'' (Two Noblemen in

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). Other miscellaneous writings by Arnd are: * ''Die Geschwister von Rimini'' (The Siblings of Rimini), Breslau 1829. * ''Israelitische Gedichte''. (Israelite Poems),

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1829. * ''Cäsar und Pompejus'' (Caesar and Pompey),

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1833.

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