EBERHARD, CHRISTIAN AUGUST GOTTLOB (1769-1845), a versatile German writer, was born at Belzig, near Wittenberg, on Jan. 12, 1769. His best works are Hann clien and die Kiuchlein (1822), a narrative poem in ten parts, and an epic on the Creation, Der erste Mensch and die Erde (1828). He died at Dresden on May 13, His collected works (Gesammelte Schriften) appeared in 20 volumes in 1830-31.