Bretschneider, Henry Gottfried von, a German satirical writer, born at Gera; led a bohemian life; served in the army; held political posts; composed, besides satirical writings, “Almanach der Heiligen auf das Jahr, 1788,” “Wallers Leben und Sitten,” and the comic epic, “Graf Esau” (1739‒1810).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Brethren of the Common Life * Bretschneider, Karl Gottlieb