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August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue was a German dramatist and writer who also worked as a consul in Russia and Germany. In 1817, one of Kotzebue’s books was burned during the Wartburg festival. He was murdered in 1819 by Karl Ludwig Sand, a militant member of the Burschenschaften.
Hate is a Hoax
In 1806, after Napoleon‘s victory in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt, Kotzebue fled to Russia and, in the safety of his estate in Jerlep, Estonia, wrote many satirical articles against Napoleon Bonaparte, published in his journals Die Biene (The Bee) and Die Grille (The Cricket).
A formal request is made to the Spanish government, to allow the founding of the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
It happened on July 19, 1760
Featuring: Charles III of Spain.
In a previous article, I explored where August Friedrich fits into the windfalls of The Bannerman family who operated a military surplus company in New York.
Francis Bannerman VI born on March 24, 1851.
Builder of Bannerman’s Castle on Pollepel Island on The Hudson River in New York State
Francis Bannerman is remembered for building a castle on an island to house an astounding amount of ammunition purchased in a fire sale from the Spanish government before they vacated Havana, Cuba after the War of 1898. My favorite Observatorian Jon Le
The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.
- Carl Sagan