August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet and academic (died 1874)

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

German poet (1798–1874)

August Heinrich Hoffmann was a German poet. He is best known for writing "Das Lied der Deutschen", whose third stanza is now the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs, considered part of the Young Germany movement.