Christian Weise, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christian Weise

writer, dramatist, poet, pedagogue and librarian

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1642

Place of Birth: Zittau, Kreishauptmannschaft Bautzen, Germany

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1708

Profession: writer, poet, librarian, author

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Christian Weise (30 April 1642 – 21 October 1708), also known under the pseudonyms Siegmund Gleichviel, Orontes, Catharinus Civilis and Tarquinius Eatullus, was a German writer, dramatist, poet, pedagogue and librarian of the Baroque era.
He produced a large number of dramatic works, noted for their social criticism and idiomatic style.
In the 1670s he started a fashion for German "political novels".
He has also been credited with the invention of the mathematical Euler diagram, though this is uncertain.