August Wilhelm Schlegel
August Schlegel | |
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| Born | August Wilhelm Schlegel 8 September 1767 |
| Died | 12 May 1845 (aged 77) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Jena Romanticism Historicism |
| Institutions | University of Bonn |
| Main interests | Philology, philosophy of history |
August Wilhelm von Schlegel (Schlegel until 1812; /ˈʃleɪɡəl/ SHLAY-gəl; German: [aʊˈɡʊst ˈʃleːɡl̩]; 8 September 1767 – 12 May 1845) was a German Indologist, poet, translator and critic. With his brother Friedrich Schlegel, he was a leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare turned the English dramatist's works into German classics. Schlegel was also the professor of Sanskrit in Continental Europe and produced a translation of the Bhagavad Gita.