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Martin Opitz
1639Aug, 20

Martin Opitz

Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)
Martin Opitz von Boberfeld (23 December 1597 – 20 August 1639) was a German poet, regarded as the greatest of that nation during his lifetime.

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