Gottfried Kinkel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gottfried Kinkel

German author and politician

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1815

Place of Birth: Oberkassel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1882

Profession: writer, poet, theologian, university teacher, art historian, journalist, revolutionary

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Johann Gottfried Kinkel (11 August 1815 – 13 November 1882) was a German poet also noted for his revolutionary activities and his escape from a Prussian prison in Spandau with the help of his friend Carl Schurz.