Gottfried August Bürger

German poet (1747-1794)

1747 – 1794 ·

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Born: 31 December 1747, Molmerswende
Died: 8 June 1794, Göttingen
Educated at: University of Göttingen
Movement: Sturm und Drang
Employer: University of Göttingen
Member of: freemasonry
Buried at: Göttingen, Bartholomäusfriedhof, Göttingen
archives at: Göttingen State and University Library
cause of death: tuberculosis
described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), The Encyclopedia Americana, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921
family name: Bürger
given name: Gottfried, August
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: German
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Gottfried August Bürger
pseudonym: Jocosus Hilarius, Hilarius Jocosus
sex or gender: male
sibling: Friederike Müllner, Henriette Philippine Oesfeld
topic's main category: Category:Gottfried August Bürger
writing language: German

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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.

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