Karl Koberstein (born

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, 15 February 1836; died

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, 15 September 1899) was a German

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Biography

He was the son of August Koberstein, a literary historian. He studied at the

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gymnasium, and then dedicated his life to the stage (1856). He was a member of the

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court theatre from 1862 until his retirement in 1883. He gained renown through his tragedies ''Florian Geyer'' (Dresden, 1863) and ''König Erich XIV'' (Dresden, 1869), and the comedy ''Was Gott zuzammenfügt, das soll der Mensch nicht scheiden'' (What God joins together, people should not part; Dresden, 1872). He published the ''Preussisches Bilderbuch'' (

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n picture book; Leipzig 1887).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koberstein, Karl 1836 births 1899 deaths German male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German dramatists and playwrights 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers de:Karl August Koberstein