EBERHARD

eberhard, christian august gottlob (1769-1845), german miscellaneous writer, was born at belzig, near wittenberg, on the 12th of january 1769. he studied theology at leipzig; but, a story he contributed to a periodical having proved successful, he devoted himself to literature. with the exception of _hannchen und die kuechlein_ (1822), a narrative poem in ten parts, and an epic on the creation, _der erste mensch und die erde_ (1828), eberhard's work was ephemeral in character and is now forgotten. he died at dresden on the 13th of may 1845. his collected works (_gesammelte schriften_) appeared in 20 volumes in 1830-1831.