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Friedrich Gerstäcker(1816-1872)

  • Writer
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Friedrich Gerstäcker was born on 10 May 1816 in Hamburg [now Germany]. He was a writer, known for A vadorzó (1918), Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi (1963) and Die Goldsucher von Arkansas (1964). He was married to Marie Louise Visscher van Gaasbeek and Anna Sauer. He died on 31 May 1872 in Brunswick [now Lower Saxony], Germany.
BornMay 10, 1816
DiedMay 31, 1872(56)
BornMay 10, 1816
DiedMay 31, 1872(56)
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A vadorzó
  • Writer
  • 1918
Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi (1963)
Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1963
Die Goldsucher von Arkansas (1964)
Die Goldsucher von Arkansas
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1964

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Writer

  • Die Goldsucher von Arkansas (1964)
    Die Goldsucher von Arkansas
    5.2
    • novel "Die Regulatoren von Arkansas"
    • 1964
  • Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi (1963)
    Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi
    5.1
    • novel
    • 1963
  • A vadorzó
    • novel - Der Wilderer
    • 1918

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  • Born
    • May 10, 1816
    • Hamburg [now Germany]
  • Died
    • May 31, 1872
    • Brunswick [now Lower Saxony], Germany
  • Spouses
      Marie Louise Visscher van Gaasbeek1863 - May 31, 1872 (his death, 2 children)

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    He is the author of "Germelshausen", the short story that is often credited as the unofficial inspiration for the Lerner and Loewe musical "Brigadoon".

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