Ernst Moritz Arndt, German writer and poet (died 1860)

Ernst Moritz Arndt

German historian, writer and politician (1769–1860)

Ernst Moritz Arndt was a German nationalist historian, writer and poet. Early in his life, he fought for the abolition of serfdom, later against Napoleonic dominance over Germany. Arndt had to flee to Sweden for some time due to his anti-French positions. He is one of the main…