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About Friedrich Hölderlin

Birth

1770

Death

1843

First book

1797

Years writing

23

Biography

Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin was a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "the most German of Germans", Hölderlin was a key figure of German Romanticism. Particularly due to his early association with and philosophical influence on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, he was also an important thinker in the development of German Idealism.

Friedrich Hölderlin was a major German lyric poet and a central figure of the Romantic movement.

Born in Lauffen am Neckar, his prolific career spanned roles as a poet, philosopher, novelist, and translator.

Throughout his life, Hölderlin showed remarkable versatility by also working as a librarian and librettist.

His notable work, Lied der Freundschaft, captures the emotional depth characteristic of this 18th-century author.

With a legacy of nearly 400 works, his influence remains an essential reference in world literature.

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