Friedrich Ruckert (1788-1866)
Ruckert was a prominent German poet. His works were inspiration for many famous composers including: Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler, Hindemith, Berg, Bartók, and Wolf. He was also a master of over thirty different languages and worked as a translator. Later on he was appointed professor of Oriental languages at the University of Erlangen. He had a large output of poetry which was most notable for its neat workmanship in various verse forms than for vision or originality.
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