About Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck
Lived 1766 – 1849 (aged 82–83). Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck was a German writer and poet.
Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck (January 1, 1766 – October 28, 1849) was a German poet.
He was born in Lübeck as member of a merchant family with long tradition. He studied law in Jena and Göttingen 1786 to 1790, then he changed to theology and in the end to medicine. In Jena he made friends with the writers Sophie Mereau and Johann Gottfried Herder. After some journeys through Germany he worked as civil servant for the Danish government until 1829.
His most famous poem is Der Wanderer. It was set to music by Franz Schubert.
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Who was Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck?
German writer (1766-1849)
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Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck was born in 1766 in Lübeck.
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Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck died on 28 October 1849 in Ottensen.
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Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck was a writer and poet.
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Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck was German.
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