Theodor Mügge (8 November 1802 – 18 February 1861) was a German author and liberal activist.

Biography

Theodor Mügge was born and educated in

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. His liberal sentiments, expressed in various newspapers and in such

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s as ''Die Censurverhältnisse in Preussen'' (The censorship conditions in Prussia) (1845), led to several arrests and prosecutions. During the 20 years preceding his death in 1861, Mügge wrote numerous sketches, tales,

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, and romances, which appeared in a complete edition in 1862-67 (33 vols.). Several works, including ''Toussaint'' (1840) and ''Afraja'' (1854), have been translated into English. Notable are Mügge's Norwegian romances and sketches of travel: ''Leben and Lieben in Norwegen'' (“Life and love in Norway,” 1858); ''Skizzen aus dem Norden'' (“Sketches from the North,” 1844); and ''Nordisches Bilderbuch'' (“Nordic picture album,” 1858; 3d ed. 1862).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mugge, Theodor 1802 births 1861 deaths Writers from Berlin German male novelists 19th-century German novelists 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers Novelists from the Kingdom of Prussia