Friedrich Hölderlin

Description: (German Poet and Philosopher Best Known for His Novel 'Hyperion')
German lyric poet and dramatist Friedrich Hölderlin was a significant figure of German Romanticism. Initially pushed to join a Christian ministry by his mother, he later ditched the idea and was inspired by Greek mythology. He later suffered from schizophrenia and spent 36 years in a tower, later named the Hölderlinturm.

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Birthday March 20, 1770 (Pisces)
Born In Lauffen am Neckar, Germany
Died on June 7, 1843
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