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Novalis

Also known as Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, Friedrich von Hardenberg

Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (2 May 1772 – 25 March 1801), better known by his pen name Novalis (; ), was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is regarded as an influential figure of Jena Romanticism.

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Novalis was a German aristocrat and writer (1772–1801) who worked as a poet, novelist, and philosopher and became a key figure in the Romantic movement of his era. His diverse intellectual contributions and mystical approach to literature made him influential in shaping early German Romanticism, particularly within the Jena circle of writers and thinkers.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1772
Died: 1801
Works: 160

Top works

Hymns and thoughts on religion
Geinrikh fon Ofterdingen
Novalis
Fragmente
Twelve of the spiritual songs of Novalis [pseud.].

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1772
Active to: 1801

art rockkrautrockprogressive rocksymphonic prog

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Listeners: 21,302
Total plays: 259,196

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5 total works indexed

The growth, characteristics, and future of online CME
· 2010 · cited 66x
Novalis: Fichte Studies
· 2003 · cited 39x
Fluorescein Angiography of Degenerative Lesions of the Peripheral Fundus and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
· 1976 · cited 33x
Women physicians are early adopters of on-line continuing medical education
· 2003 · cited 28x
ReCLAIM-2: A Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial Evaluating Elamipretide in Age-related Macular Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy Growth, Visual Function, and Ellipsoid Zone Preservation
· 2025 · cited 27x

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Quotes

“Unser Leben ist kein Traum, aber es soll und wird vielleicht einer werden.”
“Es giebt eine Reihe idealischer Begebenheiten, die der Wirklichkeit parallel läuft. Selten fallen sie zusammen. Menschen und Zufälle modificiren gewöhnlich die idealische Begebenheit, so dass sie unvollkommen erscheint, und ihre Folgen gleiche falls unvollkommen sind. So bei der Reformation; stat des Protestantismus kam das Lutherthum hervor.”
“Schicksal und Gemüt sind Namen eines Begriffs.”
“I was still blind, but twinkling stars did dance Throughout my being's limitless expanse, Nothing had yet drawn close, only at distant stages I found myself, a mere suggestion sensed in past and future ages.”
“Morality must be the heart of our existence, if it is to be what it wants to be for us. ... The highest form of philosophy is ethics. Thus all philosophy begins with “I am.” The highest statement of cognition must be an expression of that fact which is the means and ground for all cognition, namely, the goal of the I.”
“Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.”

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Key facts

Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.name: Novalis
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.image: Novalis-1.jpg
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.caption: 1799 portrait
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.pseudonym: Novalis
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.birth_name: Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.birth_place: Wiederstedt, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.death_place: Weissenfels, Electorate of Saxony
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.alma_mater: University of JenaLeipzig UniversityUniversity of WittenbergMining Academy of Freiberg
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.occupation: Writer, philosopher, poet, aristocrat, mystic, mineralogist, civil engineer
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.nationality: German
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.period: 1791–1801
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.movement: Jena Romanticism
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.signature: Novalis Signature.png

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Commons category: Novalis
date of birth: 1772-05-02
date of death: 1801-03-25
birth name: Georg Friedrich Philipp von Hardenberg
Commons gallery: Novalis
name in native language: Novalis
pseudonym: Novalis
P8168: Theodor W. Adorno
P12749: Savagnier
Commons Creator page: Novalis

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Works in European collections

24 objects attributed to Novalis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Article

23 sections

Contents

Biography
Birth and early background
Jena, Leipzig, Wittenberg: legal studies
Tennstedt: Relationship with Sophie von Kühn
Freiberg: The Mining Academy
Weissenfels: The final years
Legacy
As romantic poet
As philosophical thinker
Magical idealism
Religious views
Writings
Poetry
Unfinished novels
Fragments
Political writings
Collected and miscellaneous works in English
Collected works (in German)
Influence
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

Novalis was born into a minor aristocratic family in Electoral Saxony. He was the second of eleven children; his early household observed a strict Pietist faith. He studied law at the University of Jena, the University of Leipzig, and the University of Wittenberg. While at Jena, he published his first poem and befriended the playwright and fellow poet Friedrich Schiller. In Leipzig, he then met Friedrich Schlegel, becoming lifelong friends. Novalis completed his law degree in 1794 at the age of 22. He then worked as a legal assistant in Tennstedt immediately after graduating. There, he met Sophie von Kühn. The following year Novalis and Sophie became secretly engaged. Sophie became severely ill soon after the engagement and died just after her 15th birthday. Sophie's early death had a life-long impact on Novalis and his writing.