Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (January 12, 1769 – May 13, 1845) was a German

Germany

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 miscellaneous writer.

He was born at Belzig

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, in the Electorate of Saxony

Electorate of Saxony

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. He studied theology

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 at Leipzig

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; but, having had a story successfully published in a periodical, he began a career in literature

Literature

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. With the exception of Hannchen und die Küchlein (1822), a narrative poem in ten parts, and an epic

Epic poetry

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 on the creation, Der erste Mensch und die Erde (1828), Eberhard's work was ephemeral in character and is now forgotten. He died at Dresden

Dresden

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His collected works (Gesammelte Schriften) appeared in 20 volumes in 1830–1831.