Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German writer (1766-1849)
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Place of Birth: Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
About Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck
- 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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