Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty

German poet

† 1776-09-01 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 13 language Wikipedias

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Life

Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty was born on December 21, 1748 in Mariensee and died on September 1, 1776 in Hanover, aged 27. Recorded occupations: poet, writer and translator. Country of citizenship: Holy Roman Empire. Educated at University of Göttingen.

At a glance

Born: December 21, 1748 · Mariensee
Died: September 1, 1776 · Hanover
Age at death: 27
Citizenship: Holy Roman Empire
Occupations: poet, writer, translator
Education: University of Göttingen
Wikipedia editions: 13 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

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