Karl Ludwig Sand

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Karl Ludwig Sand was a German theology student and member of the nationalist Burschenschaft movement who became infamous for assassinating the conservative writer and Russian consul August von Kotzebue in 1819.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assassin
human
student
burialPlace Mannheim NERFINISHED
capitalPunishment yes
causeOfDeath decapitation
causeOfNotability assassination of August von Kotzebue
convictedOf assassination of August von Kotzebue
murder
countryOfCitizenship German Confederation NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1795-10-05
dateOfDeath 1820-05-20
educatedAt University of Erlangen NERFINISHED
University of Jena NERFINISHED
University of Tübingen NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
executedBy authorities of the Grand Duchy of Baden
familyName Sand NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy theology
givenName Karl NERFINISHED
Ludwig NERFINISHED
hasCause nationalist conviction
political motivation
hasEffect Carlsbad Decrees NERFINISHED
repression of Burschenschaften
tightening of censorship in German Confederation
ideology liberal nationalism
inspiredBy German Wars of Liberation NERFINISHED
anti-Napoleonic nationalism
languageOfExpression German
mannerOfDeath execution by beheading
memberOf Burschenschaft NERFINISHED
Jena Burschenschaft NERFINISHED
movement German nationalism
name Karl Ludwig Sand NERFINISHED
notableEvent assassination of August von Kotzebue
notableWork assassination of August von Kotzebue
occupation theology student
opponentOf August von Kotzebue NERFINISHED
Russian influence in German states
conservatism
participantIn German student movement NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth NERFINISHED
Wunsiedel NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Grand Duchy of Baden NERFINISHED
Mannheim NERFINISHED
portrayedAs martyr of the nationalist movement
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sexOrGender male

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August von Kotzebue killedBy Karl Ludwig Sand