Matthias Claudius
German poet and journalist (1740-1815) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthias Claudius (15 August 1740 – 21 January 1815) was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of “Asmus”.
"Asmus" redirects here. For the Polish village, see Asmus, Poland. For other uses, see Asmus (disambiguation).
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Born | (1740-08-15)15 August 1740 Reinfeld, Duchy of Holstein |
Died | 21 January 1815(1815-01-21) (aged 74) Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg |
Pen name | Asmus |
Language | German |
Nationality | German |
Relatives | Friedrich Christoph Perthes (son-in-law) Carl Wigand Maximilian Jacobi (son-in-law) |
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