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When the Chief Librarian Fell From the Head 240 Years Ago

A scream ran through the rooms on the first floor of the Japanese Palace on this March day of 1786. August Gottlieb Meißner and some of the workers in the house rushed to pick up the badly injured Carl Christian Canzler. When the books were put on the top shelf of a high cupboard, the upper librarian fell from the wobbly head. Since he was already in his health, this fall probably gave him the rest. He died in the 52nd year of life on October 16…
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A scream ran through the rooms on the first floor of the Japanese Palace on this March day of 1786. August Gottlieb Meißner and some of the workers in the house rushed to pick up the badly injured Carl Christian Canzler. When the books were put on the top shelf of a high cupboard, the upper librarian fell from the wobbly head. Since he was already in his health, this fall probably gave him the rest. He died in the 52nd year of life on October 16…

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Neustadt-Geflüster broke the news in on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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