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Eduard Jacobson
1833–1897
A physician by training who found his real success on the stage, this 19th-century German writer became known for lively comic plays and farces that delighted Berlin audiences.
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Laululintunen : Laulusekainen näytelmä yhdessä näytöksessä
by Eduard Jacobson
About the author
Born on November 10, 1833, in Groß Strehlitz in Upper Silesia, Eduard Jacobson was a German dramatist and physician. He studied medicine in Berlin and earned a medical doctorate in 1859, but writing quickly proved to be his true calling.
During and after his student years, he built a reputation as a successful writer of comic theater. Reference works describe him especially as a dramatist and comic poet, and note that he achieved early success with works written while still studying. His career became closely associated with the popular farces and light stage pieces that entertained German audiences in the second half of the 19th century.
Jacobson died in Berlin on January 29, 1897. Though not as widely remembered today as some of his contemporaries, he remains part of the rich tradition of German popular theater, where wit, timing, and lively stagecraft mattered as much as literary prestige.