Karl Philipp Moritz

Karl Philipp Moritz (born 15 September 1756 – died 26 June 1793) was a German author, editor and essayist of the Sturm und Drang, late enlightenment, and classicist periods, influencing early German Romanticism as well. He led a life as a hatter's apprentice, teacher, journalist, literary critic, professor of art and linguistics, and member of both of Berlin's academies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Philipp_Moritz