Karl August Devrient

Karl August Devrient (5 April 1797 – 3 August 1872) was a German stage actor best known for performances of Schiller and Shakespeare.

[2] Born Carl De Vrient[citation needed] in Berlin, prior to his acting life, he was a cavalry officer.

In 1821, he received an engagement at the court theatre in Dresden, where, in 1823, he married Wilhelmine.

[5] His best-known roles were Schiller's Wallenstein, Goethe's Faust, and Shakespeare's King Lear.

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