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August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

1798 - 1874

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August Heinrich Hoffmann (, calling himself von Fallersleben, after his hometown; 2 April 1798 – 19 January 1874) was a German poet. He is best known for writing "Das Lied der Deutschen", whose third stanza is now the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs, considered part of the Young Germany movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben is the 1,501st most popular writer (down from 1,468th in 2019), the 1,608th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,548th in 2019) and the 99th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben ranks 1,501 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Bloch, Robin Hobb, Ibn al-Khatib, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Gustav Landauer, and Gampopa. After him are Mario Benedetti, Olaus Petri, Régis Debray, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, Lydia Koidula, and Jean M. Auel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1798, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben ranks 13. Before him are Charles Albert of Sardinia, Giacomo Leopardi, Josiah Warren, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, František Palacký, and Mpande kaSenzangakhona. After him are Alexander Gorchakov, Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, Franz Ernst Neumann, Alexander McDonnell, Thomas Hodgkin, and Archduchess Clementina of Austria. Among people deceased in 1874, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben ranks 14. Before him are Charles Gleyre, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Johann Philipp Reis, Josiah Warren, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, and Peter Cornelius. After him are Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Marià Fortuny, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Constantin von Tischendorf, Johann Heinrich von Mädler, and Ilija Garašanin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben ranks 1,608 out of 7,253. Before him are Richard Glücks (1889), Méret Oppenheim (1913), Gustav Landauer (1870), Wolf Vostell (1932), Friedrich Wetter (1928), and Karl Korsch (1886). After him are Frederick II, Elector Palatine (1482), Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1746), Gunter Sachs (1932), Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (1604), Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853), and Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen (1257).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben ranks 99. Before him are Hartmann Schedel (1440), Joachim Fest (1926), Ernst Hanfstaengl (1887), Albert of Aix (1060), Paul Rée (1849), and Gustav Landauer (1870). After him are Siegfried Lenz (1926), Marianne Weber (1870), Heiner Müller (1929), Lina Heydrich (1911), Gottfried August Bürger (1747), and Elisabeth of Schönau (1129).

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