Wolf Heinrich Graf von Baudissin explained

Wolf Heinrich Friedrich Karl Graf von Baudissin
Birth Date:30 January 1789
Birth Place:Rantzau, Holstein
Death Date:4 April 1878
Occupation:Diplomat, writer, translator
Notable Works:Translations of William Shakespeare, Molière

Wolf Heinrich Friedrich Karl Graf von Baudissin (30 January 1789 – 4 April 1878) was a German diplomat, writer, and translator.

Born in Rantzau, Holstein, in 1810 Baudissin entered the diplomatic service of the Danish government serving as secretary of legation successively in Stockholm, Vienna, and Paris. After 1827, he lived and worked in Dresden. There he collaborated on translations of William Shakespeare with August Wilhelm Schlegel, Ludwig Tieck and Dorothea Tieck. Independently, he translated Molière, Carlo Goldoni, Carlo Gozzi, and others.

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