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Wilhelm Müller

Wilhelm Müller
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Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller was a German lyric poet, best known as the author of Die schöne Müllerin (1821) and Winterreise (1823). These would later be the source of inspiration for two song cycles composed by Franz Schubert.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Carl Jonas Love AlmqvistNovember 28, 1793 – September 26, 1866
  2. Ignaz MoschelesMay 23, 1794 – March 10, 1870
  3. Wilhelm Müller (this page)October 7, 1794 – September 30, 1827
  4. Alexander GriboyedovJanuary 4, 1795 – January 30, 1829
  5. Heinrich August MarschnerAugust 16, 1795 – December 14, 1861
  6. Saverio MercadanteSeptember 16, 1795 – December 17, 1870

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