Becker, Christiane (1778–1797)

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Becker, Christiane (1778–1797)

German actress. Born Christiane Luise Amalie Neumann at Krossen in Neumark, Germany, on December 15, 1778; died at Weimar on September 17, 1797; daughter of Johann Christian Neumann (a well-known known German actor); married Heinrich Becker (a German actor).

A famous German actress, Christiane Becker performed in both comedy and tragedy. She was admired by Goethe who, after her death at a young age, wrote of her in the elegy "Euphrosine."

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