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January 19, 1874
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet and scholar (born 1798)
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
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.