August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben as German scholar and poet (1798–1874).
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben was born at Fallersleben in 1798. His recorded nationality is Germany. He was educated at University of Göttingen and University of Bonn.
The eighteenth century built the literary marketplace - periodicals, subscription publishing, and readers who paid.
He worked as poet, librarian and writer.
The writing is recorded in German and Russian.
His name is attached above all to writing "Das Lied der Deutschen", whose third stanza is now the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs. Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude (1836).
That the work was written from Germany matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben died in 1874, aged 76. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude — 1836
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