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Woldemar Nürnberger
1818–1869
A 19th-century doctor who also wrote with wit and range, he turned a life of travel and observation into fiction, journalism, and popular reading. He published under several pen names, adding a playful edge to a career shaped by both medicine and literature.
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Faust: Ein Gedicht
by Woldemar Nürnberger
About the author
Born on October 1, 1818, in Sorau, Woldemar Nürnberger was a German physician and writer. Sources agree that he later studied medicine in Berlin, Leipzig, and Halle, and that he also published under pseudonyms including M. Solitaire and Hilarius Bierfreund.
Biographical references describe him as an energetic traveler who explored widely, often taking less conventional routes. That experience seems to have fed his writing, which moved between literary work and more popular forms aimed at a broad readership.
He died on April 17, 1869, in Landsberg an der Warthe. Even in brief reference entries, what stands out is the combination of medical training, restless curiosity, and a lively authorial identity expressed through multiple pen names.