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Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau

1616 - 1679

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Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau (baptised 25 December 1616 – 4 April 1679) was a German poet of the Baroque era. He was born and died in Breslau (Wrocław) in Silesia. During his education in Danzig (Gdańsk) and Leiden, he befriended Martin Opitz and Andreas Gryphius, both leading figures in 17th-century German poetry. In his later years, Hofmannswaldau involved himself in the city politics of Breslau, rising to the position of Bürgermeister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau is the 4,416th most popular writer (up from 4,918th in 2019), the 922nd most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,003rd in 2019) and the 106th most popular Polish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau ranks 4,416 out of 7,302. Before him are Gregory David Roberts, Faizi, Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, Ahmed Rami, and Arkady Averchenko. After him are Mario Rigoni Stern, Uma Aaltonen, Anita Brookner, Ágnes Gergely, Diane Ackerman, and Virginie Despentes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1616, Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau ranks 17. Before him are Sébastien Bourdon, Kuzma Minin, François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, John Owen, Caesar van Everdingen, and Eustache Le Sueur. After him is Nicholas Culpeper. Among people deceased in 1679, Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau ranks 20. Before him are Jan van Kessel the Elder, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Margherita de' Medici, Abraham Mignon, John Mayow, and Jan van de Cappelle.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau ranks 922 out of 1,694. Before him are Friedrich von Adelung (1768), Florian Ceynowa (1817), Karol Kurpiński (1785), Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński (1874), Marek Jędraszewski (1949), and Karl von Holtei (1798). After him are Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński (1905), Łukasz Górnicki (1527), Leon Niemczyk (1923), Marie Rambert (1888), Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845), and Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820).

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Among WRITERS In Poland

Among writers born in Poland, Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau ranks 106. Before him are Willibald Alexis (1798), Arno Holz (1863), Eva Kotchever (1891), Florian Ceynowa (1817), Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński (1874), and Karl von Holtei (1798). After him are Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński (1905), Łukasz Górnicki (1527), Hanna Krall (1935), Martin Gray (1922), Michalina Wisłocka (1921), and Adam Asnyk (1838).

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