Heinrich Leopold Wagner

Heinrich Leopold Wagner (19 February 1747 – 4 March 1779) was a German dramatist.

Wagner was born in Strasbourg and is chiefly known for his 1776 tragedy The Child Murderess. He died, aged 32, in Frankfurt.

Works

Prometheus, Deukalion und seine Rezensenten, 1775
Der wohltätige Unbekannte, 1775
Die Reue nach der Tat, 1775
Neuer Versuch über die Schauspielkunst, 1776, a translation of Louis-Sébastien Mercier's Du Théâtre ou nouvel essai sur l'art dramatique
Leben und Tod Sebastian Silligs
Die Kindermörderin, 1776
Briefe, die Seylersche Gesellschaft betreffend, 1777
Evchen Humbrecht oder Ihr Mütter merkts Euch!, 1778, a reworking of Die Kindermörderin

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