Friedrich von Matthisson
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Friedrich von Matthisson was a German poet, an early member of the German Romantic movement. His best known poem is probably Adelaide, which was set to music by Beethoven.
Friedrich von Matthisson (1794). Portrait by Ferdinand Hartmann
Wörlitz
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Wörlitz is a town and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it has been part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. It is situated on the left
Friedrich von Matthisson
…intendant of the court theatre and chief librarian of the royal library at Stuttgart. He resided for a time in Italy. In 1828 he retired and settled at Wörlitz near Dessau, where he died on 12 March 1831. Matthisson enjoyed for a time a great popularity on account of his Poems (German: Gedichte; 1787; 15th…
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