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Either the translator leaves the author in peace, as much as is possible, and moves the reader towards him: or he leaves the reader in peace, as much as possible, and moves the author towards him.

Friedrich Schleiermacher

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Friedrich Schleiermacher
Age: 65 †
Born: 1768
Born: November 21
Died: 1834
Died: January 12
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Breslau
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher
Friedrich Ernst Schleiermacher
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