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Friedrich Rückert
Johann Michael Friedrich Rückert was a German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages.
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culture · German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages (1788–1866) · poet · writer · translator · university teacher · poet lawyer · orientalist · philologist · librettist · also Friedrich Rückert, Freimund Raimar, Freimund Reimer, Freimund Reimar, Erich Friedrich Truck, Rückert
Born 16 May 1788 · Died 31 January 1866 · Q60644
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1866· 3 entries
Died 1866-01-31.
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“A águia voa sozinha, os corvos voam em bando, o tolo tem necessidade de companhia, e o sábio necessidade de solidão.”
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“A vingança é um prazer que dura apenas um dia; a generosidade, um sentimento que pode trazer felicidade para sempre.”
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1864· 1 entry
Wrote Ein Dutzend Kampflieder für Schleswig-Holstein (A Dozen Battle Songs for Schleswig-Holstein), which, although published anonymously, made considerable impression on audiences
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1853· 1 entry
Awarded Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1853).
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1849· 1 entry
Resigned his professorship at Berlin, and went to live full-time in his Gut (estate) at Neuses (now a part of Coburg)
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1847· 1 entry
Rückert also translated select verses of the Tirukkural, an ancient Tamil classic, into German
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1826· 2 entries
And, in 1841, he was called to a similar position in Berlin, where he was also made a privy councillor
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Nal und Damajanti, an Indian tale, in 1828, Rostem und Suhrab, eine Heldengeschichte (Rostem and Suhrab, a Story of Heroes) in 1830, and Hamasa, oder die ältesten arabischen Volkslieder (Hamasa, or the Oldest Arabian Fol
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1817· 1 entry
Der Kranz der Zeit (The Wreath of Time), was published
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1814· 1 entry
Under the pseudonym Freimund Raimar, he gave, particularly in the powerful Geharnischte Sonette (Sonnets in Arms/Harsh Words), vigorous expression to the prevailing sentiment of his countrymen
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1788· 1 entry
Born 1788-05-16.
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