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Georg Büchner

Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchner. His literary achievements, though limited, are generally held in great esteem in Germany. Many believe that had he not died young, he might have joined such central German literary figures as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller at the summit of their profession.

At the age of 21, Büchner wrote an essay entitled Hessian Courier that was called the most revolutionary manifesto of the 19th century before the Communist Manifesto. Provided by Wikipedia