Heinrich Kruse

Heinrich Kruse (1815-1902) was a German dramatist and publicist.

He was born at Stralsund, and studied philology at the universities of Bonn and Berlin. In 1847 he took up journalism, and in 1855 he became chief editor of the Kölnische Zeitung. He devoted himself, however, largely to writing plays.

Of his dramas the following are considered of great merit:

He also wrote sea stories and poems.

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