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Matthias Claudius
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German poet (1740-1815)
OverviewAI-generated
Matthias Claudius was a German male writer and poet who lived from 1740 to 1815. He is associated with the pseudonyms "Asmus" and "Wandsbecker Bote." His literary output includes works such as *Matthias Claudius an seinen sohn Johannes*, *Werke in einem Band*, *Ein Sermon an die Mädchen*, *Wandsbeck, eine Art von Romanze*, and *Auch ein Beytrag über die neue Politick*.
Claudius’s writings have been categorized under the tag "volksmusik" and are available as German audiobooks. Specific quotes attributed to him include "Wenn jemand eine Reise thut, So kann er was verzählen" and "Der Winter ist ein rechter Mann, Kernfest und auf die Dauer." Various databases record differing counts of his works, ranging from 5 to 90, while other sources note 36 works.
Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1740
- Died
- 1815
- Works
- 90
Top works
- Matthias Claudius an seinen sohn Johannes
- Von und mit dem ungenannten Verfasser der Bemerkungen über des H.O.C.R. und G.S. Callisen Versuch den Werth der Aufklährung unsrer Zeit betreffend
- Werke in einem Band
- Ein Sermon an die Mädchen
- Wandsbeck, eine Art von Romanze
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1740-08-15
- Active to
- 1815-01-21
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 151
- Total plays
- 623
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<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Matthias+Claudius">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,672x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,689x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,569x
- Physisorption of gases, with special reference to the evaluation of surface area and pore size distribution (IUPAC Technical Report)
· 2015 · cited 19,612x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,623x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Wenn jemand eine Reise thut, So kann er was verzählen.”
- “Ach die Natur schuf mich im Grimme, Sie gab mir nichts — als eine schöne Stimme!”
- “Aus nichts wird nichts, das merke wohl, Wenn aus dir etwas werden soll.”
- “Greif' nicht leicht in ein Wespennest, Doch wenn du greifst, so stehe fest.”
- “Der Winter ist ein rechter Mann, Kernfest und auf die Dauer.”
- “Am Rhein, am Rhein, da wachsen unsre Reben; Gesegnet sey der Rhein! Da wachsen sie am Ufer hin, und geben Uns diesen Labewein.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1740-08-15 ) 15 August 1740, Reinfeld , Duchy of Holstein
- Died
- 21 January 1815 (1815-01-21) (aged 74), Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- Pen name
- Asmus
- Language
- German
- Nationality
- German
- Relatives
- Friedrich Christoph Perthes (son-in-law), Carl Wigand Maximilian Jacobi (son-in-law)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mattias
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Duchy of Holstein
- Place of birth
- Reinfeld
- Place of death
- Hamburg
- Educated at
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Image
- Portrait claudius.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Matthias Claudius
- date of birth
- 1740-01-01
- date of death
- 1815-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Matthias Claudius
- Commons gallery
- Matthias Claudius
- pseudonym
- Wandsbecker Bote
- writing language
- German
- name in native language
- Matthias Claudius
- P8168
- Elvange
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Matthias Claudius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthias Claudius (15 August 1740 – 21 January 1815) was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of "Asmus".
Life
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