Died 1857-11-26.
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Joseph von Eichendorff
Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist. Eichendorff was one of the major writers and critics of Romanticism. Ever since their publication and up to the present day, some of his works have been very popular in German-speaking Europe.
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Born 10 March 1788 · Died 26 November 1857 · Q77204
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1857· 1 entry
1855· 1 entry
Was much affected by the death of his wife
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1853· 1 entry
Awarded Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1853).
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1831· 1 entry
Moved his family to Berlin, where he worked as Privy Councilor for the Foreign Ministry until his retirement in 1844
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1821· 1 entry
Eichendorff was appointed school inspector and, in 1824, "Oberpräsidialrat" in Königsberg
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1820· 1 entry
Consistorial councilor for West and East Prussia in Danzig, with an initial annual salary of 1200 thalers
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1818· 1 entry
Eichendorff's father died and in 1822 his mother
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1813· 1 entry
When conflict flared up again, Eichendorff tried to join the struggle against Napoleon, however he lacked the funds to purchase a uniform, gun, or horse, and, when he finally managed to get the money necessary, the war w
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1810· 1 entry
Where they concluded their studies with a state examination diploma
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1809· 1 entry
The same year Eichendorff went to Berlin to take up a profession there
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1808· 1 entry
The brothers finished their degrees, after which they undertook an educational journey to Paris, Vienna, and Berlin
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1807· 1 entry
Studied at Heidelberg University (1807).
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1806· 1 entry
Studied at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (1805–1806).
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1805· 1 entry
A trip partly undertaken using the stagecoach, as witnessed by his diary
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1804· 1 entry
His sister Luise Antonie Nepomucene Johanna was born (died 1883), who was to become a friend of Austrian writer Adalbert Stifter
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1803· 1 entry
At a very young age, as did two of Eichendorff's daughters between 1822 and 1832
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1801· 1 entry
Studied at Catholic Secondary School of St. Matthias in Wrocław (1801).
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1788· 1 entry
Born 1788-03-10.
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