Andreas Gryphius
German lyric poet and dramatist
Died when: 47 years 279 days (573 months)Star Sign: Libra
Andreas Gryphius (German: Andreas Greif; 2 October 1616 – 16 July 1664) was a German poet and playwright.With his eloquent sonnets, which contains "The Suffering, Frailty of Life and the World", he is considered one of the most important Baroque poets of the Germanosphere.
He was one of the first improvers of the German language and German poetry.Gryphius was born and raised in Glogau (Glogów), Duchy of Glogów, Silesia.
At the age of 33, he married Rosina Deutschländer, with whom he had six children, Christian, Constantin, Anna Rosine, Theodor, Maria Elisabeth, and Daniel.
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