The New International Encyclopædia/Wienbarg, Ludolf

WIENBARG, vēn'bär K, (1802-72). A German author, born at Altona. He studied

theology and philosophy at the universities of Bonn and Kiel, and afterwards devoted himself to literature and became associated with the &lsquo;Young Germany&rsquo; party. His writings on æsthetics and literary history were a great power in their time. Most important among his publications are: Holland in den Jahren 1831 and 1832 (1833); Die neueste Litteratur (1835); Geschichtliche Vorträge über altdeutsche Sprache und Litteratur (1838); and Geschichte Schleswigs (1862). Consult the monograph by Schweizer (Leipzig, 1896).