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Johann Gottlob Benjamin Pfeil
1732–1800
An 18th-century German jurist who also made his mark as a writer, he moved between law, public service, and literature. His life and work sit in the world of the German Enlightenment, where moral questions and social observation often shaped fiction and drama.
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L'homme sauvage
by Johann Gottlob Benjamin Pfeil
About the author
Born in Freiberg on November 10, 1732, Johann Gottlob Benjamin Pfeil was a German jurist and writer. Reliable reference sources agree that he studied law in Leipzig and later worked in legal and administrative posts, while also building a parallel career in literature.
Pfeil wrote in several forms, including drama and prose fiction. Modern reference entries describe him as part of the 18th-century German literary scene, and surviving catalog records show that his works circulated beyond Germany, with some appearing in translation.
He died in Rammelburg on September 28, 1800. While he is not among the best-known German authors today, bibliographic and biographical sources suggest a figure who bridged practical public life and the literary culture of his time.