Kotzebue
August Friedrich Ferdinand von
[ou-goo st free-drikh fer-di-nahnt fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfri drɪx ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt fən/ (Show IPA), 1761–1819, German dramatist.
Historical Examples
Martin walked on, and turned to the left down the path that leads to the Kotzebue gate.
The Vultures Henry Seton Merriman
Kotzebue says that he was the first seafarer who visited the island.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II A.E. Nordenskieold
It does not surprise us that Kotzebue failed in his attempts to get Tieck into disgrace for writing political satire.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany Georg Brandes
This was the visit to Kotzebue of the queen-mother and the royal family.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Jules Verne
Kotzebue says that a dialect of this same language is spoken by the natives of St Lawrence Island.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 Hubert Howe Bancroft
Two summers, in the month of June, he had managed to be at the head of Kotzebue Sound.
Lost Face Jack London
She was Kotzebue’s third wife, and had lived for many years in strict retirement.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 Various
At the beginning of 1803, Kotzebue was again in Vienna on his way to Italy.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) Alexander Wheelock Thayer
They have been sufficiently ridiculed by Kotzebue; but the distinctions of Denmark go far beyond them.
Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846 Various
I’m goin’ to pull my freight for the Kotzebue country up in Alaska.
A Daughter of the Dons William MacLeod Raine
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