THEODOR GOTTLIEB VON HIPPEL
\θiːədˈɔː ɡˈɒtlɪb vˈɒn hɪpˈɛl], \θiːədˈɔː ɡˈɒtlɪb vˈɒn hɪpˈɛl], \θ_iː__ə_d_ˈɔː ɡ_ˈɒ_t_l_ɪ_b v_ˈɒ_n h_ɪ_p_ˈɛ_l]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
A German sociological and ethical writer, romancer, and jurisconsult; born in Gerdauen, East Prussia, Jan. 31, 1741; died at Konigsberg, April 23, 1796. His great but singularly contradictory character is revealed in his many writings. His best-known work is on "Marriage". Other productions include: "The Education of Woman"; "The Civil Emancipation of Woman"; and "Biographies in the Ascending Line, with Supplements A, B, C", a peculiar piece of fiction in which a sardonic humor is combined with profound observation and knowledge of life. A powerful political satire, "Carpenter I. and Frederick II., by John Henry Frederick Quincetree, Wood Carver, of Hanover. Printed at Solitude", and other similar efforts, are characteristic exhibitions of his strange genius.
By Charles Dudley Warner
Word of the day
dust storm
- a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand a windstorm that lifts up clouds dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"