German poets

Adelbert von Chamisso ( January 30 1781 – August 21 1838), was a German poet and botanist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adelbert von Chamisso"

Amandus Gottfried Adolf Müllner (1774-1829) was a German critic and dramatic poet, nephew of Gottfried August Burger, born at Langendorf near Weissenfels on the 18th of October 1774. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amandus Gottfried Adolf Mullner"

Andreas Gryphius ( October 11, 1616 as Andreas Greif - July 16, 1664) was a German lyric poet and dramatist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andreas Gryphius"

Annette von Droste ( January 10, 1797 – May 25, 1848) was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German women poets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Annette von Droste-Hülshoff"

August Graf von Platen-Hallermünde ( October 24, 1796 - December 5 1835), German poet and dramatist, was born at Ansbach, the son of the Oberforstmeister in the little principality of that name. ...more on Wikipedia about "August Graf von Platen"

August Heinrich Hoffmann, who used Hoffmann von Fallersleben as his pen name, was a German poet. He was born in Fallersleben (today Wolfsburg), Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire, on April 2, 1798 and died in Corvey, Germany, on January 19, 1874. Today, he is best known for writing " Das Lied der Deutschen", which is now the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs. ...more on Wikipedia about "August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben"

August (or, as he afterwards called himself, Adolf) Ludwig Follen ( January 21, 1794 - December 26, 1855), German poet, was born at Giessen, the son of a district judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "August Ludwig Follen"

August Stramm ( July 29, 1874– September 1, 1915) was a German poet and playwright who is considered one of the first of the expressionists. He also served in the German Army and was killed in action during World War I. ...more on Wikipedia about "August Stramm"

Bruno Frank ( Stuttgart, June 13, 1878 - Beverly Hills, June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, dramatist and a humanist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bruno Frank"

Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart ( March 24, 1739 - October 10, 1791), German poet, was born at Obersontheim in Swabia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart"

Christian Friedrich Hebbel ( March 18, 1813 – December 13, 1863), was a German poet and dramatist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian Friedrich Hebbel"

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert ( July 4, 1715 – December 13, 1769) was a German poet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian Fürchtegott Gellert"

Christian Morgenstern ( May 6, 1871– March 31, 1914) was a German author. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian Morgenstern"

Christian, Graf zu Stolberg ( October 15, 1748 - January 18, 1821), brother of Friedrich Leopold, was also a poet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian, Graf zu Stolberg"

Der von Kürenberg or Der Kürenberger (Kuerenberg, Kuerenberger, Middle of the 12th century) is the oldest poet to write in old German whose name is known. Together with Frau Ava (first female poet writing in German whose name is known) he lived and worked in a zone along the Danube river which spread from Bavaria into the area which today is in Lower Austria (Niederösterreich), Austria. He was a knight and one of the early travelling bards (. ...more on Wikipedia about "Der von Kürenberg"

Detlev von Liliencron ( June 3, 1844 - July, 1909), German lyric poet and novelist, was born at Kiel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Detlev von Liliencron"

Eduard Friedrich Mörike ( Ludwigsburg, September 8, 1804 – June 4, 1875 in Stuttgart) was a German romantic poet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eduard Mörike"

Else Lasker-Schüler (born February 11, 1869 in Elberfeld, Wuppertal; died January 22, 1945 in Jerusalem) was a German Jewish poet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Else Lasker-Schüler"

Emanuel Geibel ( October 17, 1815 - April 6, 1884), German poet, was born at Lübeck, the son of a pastor in the city. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emanuel Geibel"

Erich Mühsam ( 6 April 1878 in Berlin, Germany – 10 July 1934 Oranienburg Concentration Camp) (also spelled Muehsam or Muhsam) was an German-Jewish anarchist, writer, poet, dramatist and cabaret performer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erich Mühsam"

Ernst Eckstein ( 1845 - 1900) was a German humorist, novelist and poet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ernst Eckstein"

Ernst von Wildenbruch ( 1845– 1909), German poet and dramatist, was born on February 3 1845 at Beyrout in Syria, the son of the Prussian consul-general. Having passed his early years at Athens and Constantinople, where his father was attached to the Prussian legation, he came in 1857 to Germany, received his early schooling at the Padagogium at Halle and the Französische Gymnasium in Berlin, and, after passing through the Cadet school, became, in 1863, an officer in the Prussian army. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ernst von Wildenbruch"

Ewald Christian von Kleist ( March 7, 1715 – August 24, 1759) was a German poet and officer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ewald Christian von Kleist"

Franz von Dingelstedt (1814-1881), German poet and dramatist, was born at Halsdorf, in Hesse Cassel, in June 1814. Having studied at the university of Marburg, he became in 1836 a master at the Lyceum in Cassel; from which he was transferred to Fulda in 1838. In 1839 he produced a novel, Unter der Erde ("Beneath the Earth"), which obtained considerable success, and in 1841 published the book by which he is best remembered, the Lieder eines kosmopolitischen Nachtwachters. These poems, animated as they are by a spirit of bitter opposition to everything that savours of despotism, were an effective contribution to the political poetry of the day. The popularity of this book determined Dingelstedt to take up a literary career, and in 1841 he obtained an appointment on the staff of the Augsburger allgemeine Zeitung. In 1843, however, the satirist of German princes accepted, to the general surprise, the appointment of private librarian to the king of Württemberg, and in the same year he married the celebrated Bohemian opera singer, Jenny Lutzer. In 1845 he published a volume of poems, some of which, treating of modern life, possessed great literary rather than strictly poetical merit. A subsequent collection, published in 1852, attracted little attention. The success of his tragedy Das Haus der Barneveldt (1850) obtained for him the position of intendant at the court theatre at Munich, where he soon became the center of literary society. He incurred, however, the animosity of the Jesuit clique at the court, and in 1856 was suddenly dismissed on the most frivolous charges. A similar position was offered to him at Weimar through the influence of Liszt, and he remained there until 1867. His administration was most successful, and he especially distinguished himself by presenting all Shakespeare's historical plays upon the stage in an unbroken cycle. In 1867 he became director of the court opera house in Vienna, and in 1872 of the Hofburgtheater, a position he held until his death on the 15th of May 1881. Among his other works may be noticed an autobiographical sketch of his Munich career, entitled Münchener Bilderbogen (1879), Die Amazone, an art novel of considerable merit (1869), translations of several of Shakespeare's comedies, and several writings dealing with questions of practical dramaturgy. He was ennobled in 1867 by the king of Bavaria and in 1876 was created Freiherr by the emperor of Austria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Franz von Dingelstedt"

Frau Ava (c. 1060– 7 February 1127), also sometimes known as Ava of Göttweig or Ava of Melk, was the first named poetess in the German language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frau Ava"

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