Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (d. 1965)
Johannes Bobrowski (originally Johannes Konrad Bernhard Bobrowski; 9 April 1917 – 2 September 1965) was a German lyric poet, narrative writer, adaptor and essayist.
1917Apr, 9
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