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Gottfried August Bürger

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German poet (1747-1794)

Person · Open Library

Born
31 Dec 1747
Died
8 Jun 1794
Works
202

Top works

  • Sämmtliche Schriften
  • Des Freiherrn von Münchhausen wunderbare Reisen und Abenteuer zu Wasser und zu Lande
  • G.A. Bürger's werke
  • [Sämmtliche werke.]
  • An apology for tales of terror ...

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Writing · Germany

Gottfried August Bürger (31 December 1747 – 8 June 1794) was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. Bürger is also known for German translations of Baron Munchausen’s narrative of his marvelous travels and campaigns in Russia by Rudolf Erich Raspe. In his introduction to the 1788 German edition, Bürger admitted to adapting and elaborating the original English-language works,…

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1747
Active to
1794
has german audiobooks

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
277
Total plays
6,613

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Quotes

  • Sieh hin, sieh her! der Mond scheint hell. Wir und die Todten reiten schnell.
  • Geduld! Geduld! Wenn’s Herz auch bricht! Mit Gott im Himmel hadre nicht!

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Key facts

Born
Gottfried August Bürger , ( 1747-12-31 ) 31 December 1747, Molmerswende , near Halberstadt , Anhalt
Died
8 June 1794 (1794-06-08) (aged 46), Göttingen

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
August
Family name
Bürger
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Molmerswende
Place of death
Göttingen
Occupation
translator
Languages spoken
German
Image
Gottfried August Bürger.jpg
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Gottfried August Bürger
date of birth
1747-12-31
date of death
1794-06-08
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ethnic group
Germans
cause of death
tuberculosis
writing language
German
name in native language
Gottfried August Bürger
pseudonym
Hilarius Jocosus
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manner of death
natural causes
member of
Freemasonry
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Gottfried August Bürger, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Gottfried August Bürger (31 December 1747 – 8 June 1794) was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, Lenore, found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English and Russian adaptation and a French translation.

Biography

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