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Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine
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Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder by composers such as Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Carl LoeweNovember 30, 1796 – April 20, 1869
  2. Annette von Droste-HülshoffJanuary 12, 1797 – May 24, 1848
  3. Franz SchubertJanuary 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828
  4. Gaetano DonizettiNovember 29, 1797 – April 8, 1848
  5. Heinrich Heine (this page)December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856
  6. Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, 2nd Princess of KoháryJuly 2, 1797 – September 25, 1862

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