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Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

1724 - 1803

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Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (German: [ˈklɔpʃtɔk]; 2 July 1724 – 14 March 1803) was a German poet. His best known works are the epic poem Der Messias ("The Messiah") and the poem Die Auferstehung ("The Resurrection"), with the latter set to text in the finale of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2. One of his major contributions to German literature was to open it up to exploration outside of French models. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock is the 788th most popular writer (up from 823rd in 2019), the 787th most popular biography from Germany and the 46th most popular German Writer.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock is most famous for his epic poem, "The Messiah," which he wrote in 1748.

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Among writers, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 788 out of 7,302. Before him are Achim von Arnim, N. F. S. Grundtvig, Ben Jonson, Jerome K. Jerome, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, and Gnaeus Naevius. After him are Tao Yuanming, Jan Potocki, Edward Bernays, Wang Wei, Nonnus, and Milorad Pavić.

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Among people born in 1724, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 5. Before him are Immanuel Kant, Maria Amalia of Saxony, John Michell, and Cao Xueqin. After him are Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Louise of Great Britain, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Peter von Biron, and Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1803, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 5. Before him are Johann Gottfried Herder, Toussaint Louverture, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and Louis I of Etruria. After him are Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Cardinal de Rohan, Vittorio Alfieri, Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena, and Ami Argand.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 787 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann Weyl (1885), Achim von Arnim (1781), Artur Axmann (1913), Paul Reuter (1816), Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780), and Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707). After him are Erwin Bowien (1899), Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1767), Hermann of Reichenau (1013), Albert Speer (1934), Anthony of Saxony (1755), and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 46. Before him are Elisabeth of Wied (1843), Hugo Ball (1886), Bernhard Schlink (1944), Christoph Martin Wieland (1733), Anna Seghers (1900), and Achim von Arnim (1781). After him are Wilhelm Hauff (1802), Karl Harrer (1890), Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1622), Thietmar of Merseburg (975), Radegund (518), and Hans Fallada (1893).

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