Heinrich Leopold Wagner (19 February 1747 – 4 March 1779) was a German dramatist of the Sturm und Drang movement.

Wagner was born in Strasbourg and is chiefly known for his 1776 tragedy The Child Murderess. He died, aged 32, in Frankfurt.

Heinrich Leopold Wagner, 1747–1779

Works

  • Prometheus, Deukalion und seine Rezensenten, 1775
  • Der wohltätige Unbekannte, 1775
  • Die Reue nach der Tat, 1775
  • Neuer Versuch über die Schauspielkunst, 1776, a translation of Louis-Sébastien Mercier's Du Théâtre ou nouvel essai sur l'art dramatique
  • Leben und Tod Sebastian Silligs
  • Die Kindermörderin, 1776
  • Briefe, die Seylersche Gesellschaft betreffend, 1777
  • Evchen Humbrecht oder Ihr Mütter merkts Euch!, 1778, a reworking of Die Kindermörderin
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