Karl Ludwig Sand | |
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 Karl Ludwig Sand | |
| Born | 5 October 1795 |
| Died | 20 May 1820 (aged 24) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | University theology student |
Karl Ludwig Sand (Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia (then in Prussia), 5 October 1795 – Mannheim, 20 May 1820) was a German university student and member of a liberal Burschenschaft (student association). He was executed in 1820 for the murder of the conservative dramatist August von Kotzebue the previous year in Mannheim. As a result of his execution, Sand became a martyr in the eyes of many German nationalists seeking the creation of a united German national state.