Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

Jul 4, 1715 - Dec 13, 1769

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert 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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“Live as you will have wished to have lived when you are dying.”

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

Jul 4, 1715 - Dec 13, 1769

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