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Gottfried August Bürger
1741Dec, 31

Gottfried August Bürger

Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic (d. 1794)
Gottfried August Bürger (December 31, 1747 – June 8, 1794) was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, Lenore, found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English and Russian adaptation and a French translation.

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