Johann Uz
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Johann Peter Uz (October 3, 1720 – May 12, 1796) was a German poet.
Life
He was born at Ansbach. He studied
Anacreon (1746).[1]
In 1748 Uz was appointed unpaid secretary to the Justizcollegium, an office he held for twelve years; in 1763 he became assessor to the imperial court of justice at Nuremberg, in 1790 was made a judge.[1]
A monument to Uz stands in the Ansbach Court Garden. It was near this monument, in 1833, that Kaspar Hauser was murdered.
References
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Uz, Johann Peter". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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