Berthold Auerbach
1812–1882
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Württemberg
- Occupation
- poet
Berthold Auerbach (28 February 1812 – 8 February 1882) was a German poet and author.
Incarceration history
- HohenaspergDates unknown
Biography
Berthold Auerbach (28 February 1812 – 8 February 1882) was a German poet and author. He was the founder of the German "tendency novel", in which fiction is used as a means of influencing public opinion on social, political, moral, and religious questions.