Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert. Painting by Anton Graff
Born(1715-07-04)4 July 1715
Hainichen, Electoral Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died13 December 1769(1769-12-13) (aged 54)
Leipzig, Electoral Saxony, Holy Roman Empire

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (4 July 1715 – 13 December 1769) was a German poet, one of the forerunners of the golden age of German literature that was ushered in by Lessing.

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