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Christian Morgenstern

Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet (died 1914)

Born
May 6, 1871
Died
March 31, 1914
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1871

About Christian Morgenstern

Christian Otto Josef Wolfgang Morgenstern was a German writer and poet from Munich. Morgenstern married Margareta Gosebruch von Liechtenstern on 7 March 1910. He worked for a while as a journalist in Berlin, but spent much of his life traveling through Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, primarily in a vain attempt to recover his health. His travels, though they failed to restore him to health, allowed him to meet many of the foremost literary and philosophical figures of his time in central Europe. Christian Otto Josef Wolfgang Morgenstern (6 May 1871 – 31 March 1914) was a German writer and poet from Munich. In his early years Christian Morgenstern wrote a considerable number of essays and reviews for various German periodicals. Wood) A complete edition of the works of Christian Morgenstern in German in nine volumes is currently being prepared by Verlag Urachhaus (Stuttgart) under the direction of Professor Reinhardt Habel.

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Christian Morgenstern timeline

  1. Christian Otto Josef Wolfgang Morgenstern (6 May 1871 – 31 March 1914) was a German writer and poet from Munich.
  2. Morgenstern married Margareta Gosebruch von Liechtenstern on 7 March 1910.

The world when Christian Morgenstern was born

Christian Morgenstern was born in 1871. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Chicago Fire destroys 3.3 square miles
  • Technology milestoneFirst cable car in San Francisco proposed
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population39.4M

1871 versus 2026

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Measure18712026
Population39.4M341 million

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