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Gottlob Heinrich Heinse

1766–1813

A prolific German writer, bookseller, and self-publisher, he built a remarkably varied career that took him from Gera to cities across Central Europe. His work ranged from fiction and travel writing to practical and historical books, giving a lively glimpse of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century literary life.

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Jacobine von Baiern Gräfin von Hennegau, Holland, Friesland und Zeeland Eine vaterländische Geschichte aus dem fünfzehenden Jahrhundert

Jacobine von Baiern Gräfin von Hennegau, Holland, Friesland und Zeeland Eine vaterländische Geschichte aus dem fünfzehenden Jahrhundert

by Gottlob Heinrich Heinse

About the author

Born in Gera on April 8, 1766, he worked not only as a writer but also as a bookseller, private scholar, and self-publisher. Reference entries from German literary and biographical sources describe a life spent in several cities, including Zeitz, Naumburg, Wittenberg, Basel, Linz, and finally Vienna.

He appears to have been an especially versatile author. Literary sources list novels, stories, historical works, and travel writing among his publications, and library records show that his books also included practical and topical subjects. That mix suggests a writer closely connected to the everyday world of readers and the book trade, not just to a narrow literary circle.

Sources differ slightly on details of his final years, but they agree that he was born in 1766 and died in 1813, with Vienna given as his place of death in some records. Even if he is not widely known today, the surviving catalog and biographical records point to an energetic career and a substantial body of work.