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Heinrich Laube (1806–1884)
Laube, Heinrich (loub’ė). A German dramatist and novelist; born at Sprottau, Sept. 18, 1806; died at Vienna, Aug. 1, 1884. He was director of theatres in several cities of Germany and Austria between 1849 and 1880. Among his dramatic works are: ‘Gustavus Adolphus’ (1829); ‘Zaganini,’ a farce (1829); the tragedy ‘Monaldeschi’ (1839); ‘The Amber Witch’ (1842); ‘Struensee,’ a tragedy (1847); ‘The Schoolboys’ (1847), a very clever dramatization of an incident in the life of Schiller; ‘Lord Essex’ (1856), his finest tragedy. Among his stories and works of fiction are: ‘Young Europe’ (1833); ‘Love-Letters’; ‘The Actress’ (1836); ‘The Pretender’ (1842); ‘Countess Chateaubriand’ (1843); ‘The Belgian Count’ (1845); ‘The German War’ (9 vols., 1865); ‘Life History of Franz Grillparzer’ (1884); ‘Ruben’ (1885).