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Otto Ludwig (1813–1865)
Ludwig, Otto. An eminent German dramatist and story-writer; born at Eisfeld, Feb. 11, 1813; died at Dresden, Feb. 25, 1865. He gave up a musical career and went into retirement to write novels and dramas; many of the latter he never published, but in 1850 he brought out his tragedy ‘The Hereditary Forester,’ ‘The Maccabees’ (1855), and the comedy ‘Hans Frey.’ He turned now to story-telling, and began a series of tales of Thuringian life; ‘Between Heaven and Earth’ (1857) is his masterpiece.