German Poet

Heinrich Heine

Heine by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

BioData

• Full Christian Name: Christian Johann Heinrich Heine
• Birth Name: Harry Heine
• DoB: 13 December 1797
• PoB: Dusseldorf, Germany
• Death: 17 February 1856 (58)
• Education: University of Bonn (Law); University of Gottingen (Law); University of Berlin
• Career: Poet, Journalist, Essayist and Literary Critic
• Legacy: One of the most significant German poet of the 19th Century Romantic Period

Facts & Factoids:

• He was born into a Jewish family (not particularly devout).
• To further his career, he converted to Lutheranism in 1825.
• Third cousin to Karl Marx.

Heinrich Heine Quotes

• Here’s to matrimony, the high sea for which no compass has yet been invented!
  – Heinrich Heine
• The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle.
  – Heinrich Heine