and 1825) and impressions from his travels during the Napoleonic Wars (1814).

Biography

Early life and education

Rhesa was born on 9 January 1776 in the village of (Karwaiten) on the Curonian Spit in the Kingdom of Prussia. The village was buried under the dunes in 1797. Rhesa's family lived in Lithuania Minor since at least the 16th century and included teachers and publishers. The family is likely

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