CHRISTIAN AUGUST VULPIUS
\kɹˈɪst͡ʃən ˈɔːɡəst vˈʌlpɪəs], \kɹˈɪstʃən ˈɔːɡəst vˈʌlpɪəs], \k_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_tʃ_ə_n ˈɔː_ɡ_ə_s_t v_ˈʌ_l_p_ɪ__ə_s]\
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A German writer; born in Weimar, 1762; died in 1827. He was a brother-in-law of Goethe, under whose direction he became secretary of the court theatre at Weimar. He published: "Rinaldo Rinaldini" (1799), a robber romance; "Dramatic Histories of Former Times"; and a number of dramatic works. He was subsequently first librarian and overseer of the cabinet of coins at Weimar.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.