Friedrich Nicolai
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Friedrich Nicolai was an influential 18th-century German writer, publisher, and critic who became a leading voice of the German Enlightenment through his promotion of rationalism and literary debate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment intellectual
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human → literary critic → publisher → writer → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Prussia → |
| employer | Nicolai publishing house → |
| ethnicGroup | German → |
| familyName | Nicolai → |
| fieldOfWork |
Enlightenment philosophy
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literary criticism → literature → publishing → |
| genre |
literary criticism
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novel → satire → travel literature → |
| givenName | Friedrich → |
| influenced | German literary culture of the late 18th century → |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment philosophy → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German → |
| movement |
Age of Enlightenment
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German Enlightenment → rationalism → |
| name | Friedrich Nicolai → |
| nativeLanguage | German → |
| notableFor |
editing and publishing critical reviews
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promotion of rationalism in German literature → role in German Enlightenment literary debates → |
| notableIdea |
advocacy of Enlightenment rationality
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critique of superstition and mysticism → |
| notableWork |
Allgemeine Deutsche Bibliothek
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Beschreibung einer Reise durch Deutschland und die Schweiz → Das Leben und die Meinungen des Herrn Magister Sebaldus Nothanker → Sebaldus Nothanker → |
| occupation |
bookseller
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journalist → literary critic → publisher → writer → |
| participantIn | German literary debates of the 18th century → |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin → |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin → |
| positionHeld | editor of Allgemeine Deutsche Bibliothek → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| workLocation | Berlin → |
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