Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder by composers such as Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. Wikipedia
Born: December 13, 1797, Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: February 17, 1856 (age 58 years), Paris, France
Influenced by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lord Byron, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, and more
Parents: Peira van Geldern and Samson Heine
Siblings: Gustav Heine von Geldern and Maximilian Meyer Heine
Spouse: Crescence Eugénie Mirat (m. 1841–1856)
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Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic.