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rTAG, GusTAV, a German , dramatist, and journalist, July 13, 1816, received his ary education at the College
 * Kreuzburg, in Prussian

and next studied in the ties of Breslau and Berlin, s the decree of Doctor of )hy in 1838. In 1847 he Dresden, and afterwards sic, where, in conjunction ian Schmidt, h^ established al called The Messenger of mtier (" Orenzhotcn '*), of he became the principal

Previously to this he had is first essay as an author ishing a volume of poems

" In Breslau," 1845, which lowed by "The Espousals, iz von Rosen " (" Die Braut- der Kuntz von Rosen''), an al comedy, 1845; two dramas, tine," 1817, and " Count lar," 1848; "The Joumal- (" Die Joumalisten "), a, 1854 ; " The Scholar "

Gelehrte "), a tragedy,

in Ruge's " Poetische Bil- md " Eine arme Schneider- a comedy. His novel, en- ' Soil und Haben," the 6th of which was published in t once obtained for him a 3nt position among German

of fiction. It was trans- Qto English by Mrs. Mal- inder the title of " Debit jdit," 8vo, Lond., 1857 ; and • translation, by L. C. C, jd the same year at Edin- in 2 vols. His more recent are "Neue Bilder aus dem iee Deutschen Volkes," 8vo, , 1862, translated by Mrs. m under the title of "Pic- f German Life," 4 vols. 8vo, 1862-3 ; and " Die Verlorene jhrift," 8vo, Leipsic, 1864, ted by the same lady under e of " The Lost Manuscript, 1," 8vo, Lond., 1865. Most r Freytag's dramatic compo-

sitions were printed in a Qollected form at Leipsic in 3 vols., 1848-50. In consequence of differences with the publisher of the Orenzboten, Herr Freytag retired in 1870 from the editorial chair of that journal, which he had occupied for twenty- three years, and became the con- ductor of a new weekly journal published at Leii)sic.

FEIEDLANDER, Db. Michael, bom on the 29th of April, 1833, at Introschin, a small town in Prussia, district of Posen, where he remained during his childhood and youth. He left the place, after the great events of 184J8, in 1851, to continue his studies in the capital of Prus- sia. He first studied under Boller- mann, until 1856, when he finished his training, and was matriculated a student at the Berlin University. He there attended the lectures of Professors Treudlenburg, Bolkse, Heugstenberg, Senary, &c., and also studied Hebrew theology under the Rabbis I. Oettinger and E. Rosenstein. Dr. Friedlander gra- duated at Halle in 1862, his disser- tation being " De Persarum Regi- bus veteribus." He subsequently followed a summons to Berlin to become the Director of the Institute for the teaching of the Talmud of the Talmud Association of that city. His eminent talents became well known, and the reputation he justly enjoyed soon brought him to London, he being called, in 1865, to the post of Principal of the Jews' College, a post he still holds, to the evident advantage of that institu- tion, and it may be mentioned as a curious fact that the College, which used to be in Finsbury-square, was transferred within the last few years to Tavistock House, Tavistock- square, the former residence of Charles Dickens. Under the direc- tion of Dr. Friedlander the College. has progressed considerably, its scholars having obtained many prizes at the English universities. Dr. Friedlander was married, in 1867, to Miss Benzian^ of Berlin,

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