Andreas Gryphius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andreas Gryphius

German poet and dramatist

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1616

Place of Birth: Głogów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1664

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, poet lawyer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Andreas Gryphius (German: Andreas Greif) (2 October 1616 – 16 July 1664) was a German poet, dramatist and playwright, with his eloquent sonnets, which include "The Suffering, Frailty of Life and the World", he is considered one of the most important poets of the German baroque.
He was one of the first improvers of German language and poetry. Gryphius was born and raised in Glogau (Glogów), Duchy of Glogów, Silesia.
At the age of 33, he married Rosina Deutschländer, with whom he had seven children, Konstantin, Theodor, Maria, Elisabeth, Christian, Anna Rosina and Daniel.



Alternative names	Philip Kilian
Description	German engraver
Date of birth/death	8 July 1628	14 October 1693
Location of birth/death	Augsburg	Augsburg
Work location	Augsburg
Authority control	: Q7184675 VIAF: 59354838 ISNI: 0000 0001 0906 3129 ULAN: 500011321 LCCN: nr97018378 GND: 123380464 WorldCat