1787 in literature

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Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Friedrich Schiller arrives in Weimar.

[edit] New books

• Tarare - Pierre Beaumarchais

[edit] New drama

• The Contrast

[edit] Births

• July 18 - Immanuel Hermann Fichte, philosopher
• December 16 - Mary Russell Mitford, novelist

[edit] Deaths

• October 30 - Ferdinando Galiani, economist
• November 3 - Robert Lowth, theologian