Gutzkow, Karl Ferdinand (1811–1878)

German dramatist and writer. He was imprisoned for one month for bringing Christianity into contempt in his novel Wally, die Zweiflerin/Wally the Skeptic 1835. His plays include the tragedy Richard Savage 1839, the comedy Das Urbild des Tartüffe 1845, and the blank-verse tragedy Uriel Acosta 1946.

Gutzkow was born in Berlin. He was dramatic adviser of the Court Theatre, Dresden, 1946–48. His novels include Seraphine 1838 and Blasedow und seine Sohne, a satire on contemporary education.