Friedrich Laun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Laun

German writer

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1770

Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 04-Sep-1849

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Friedrich August Schulze (1 June 1770 – 4 September 1849) was a German novelist, who wrote under the pen name Friedrich Laun.
Schulze was born in Dresden.
His first novel, Der Mann, auf Freiersfüssen (1801), was favorably received.
He wrote many volumes, and with Johann August Apel edited a ghost story anthology Das Gespensterbuch ("The Ghost Book") (1811–1815).
Thomas de Quincey, who translated several of Laun's stories into English, noted his "great popularity" and opined, "the unelaborate narratives of Laun are mines of what is called Fun".