Joseph Victor von Scheffel

Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet and author (died 1886)

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Born: February 16, 1826
Died: April 9, 1886
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1826

About Joseph Victor von Scheffel

Joseph Victor von Scheffel was a German poet and novelist. His novel Ekkehard (1855) became one of the most popular German novels in the 19th century. He died at Karlsruhe on 9 April 1886. 1891 Joseph Stöckle (1844–1893) founded the Scheffelbund in Schwetzingen (now Karlsruhe), the largest literary society in Germany with about 7000 members.

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Joseph Victor von Scheffel timeline

1855His novel Ekkehard (1855) became one of the most popular German novels in the 19th century.
1886He died at Karlsruhe on 9 April 1886. 1891 Joseph Stöckle (1844–1893) founded the Scheffelbund in Schwetzingen (now Karlsruhe), the largest literary society in Germany with about 7000 members.

The world when Joseph Victor von Scheffel was born

Joseph Victor von Scheffel was born in 1826. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

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Top headlineJohn Adams and Thomas Jefferson both die on July 4
Technology milestoneFirst photograph (heliograph) by Nicéphore Niépce
World population~1.06B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJohn Quincy Adams
U.S. population11.3M

1826 versus 2026

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Population	11.3M	341 million

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