Karl Gutzkow

Karl Ferdinand Gutzkow ( in Berlin – in Sachsenhausen) was a German writer and dramatist who promoted political and social reformism. He studied philosophy and theology with Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Friedrich Schleiermacher, and his early works, like the novel ''Maha-Guru, Geschichte eines Gottes'' (1833), were satirical. His 1835 novel ''Wally, die Zweiflerin'' led to his imprisonment and suppression, marking the start of the Young Germany movement. His plays, especially ''Uriel Acosta'' (1847, based on Uriel da Costa), influenced German and Yiddish theater. Provided by Wikipedia