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. Wikipedia
Born: April 2, 1798, Fallersleben, Wolfsburg, Germany
Died: January 19, 1874 (age 75 years), Höxter, Germany
Books: Horae Belgicae
Children: Franz Friedrich Hoffmann-Fallersleben
Education: University of Bonn
Parents: Heinrich Wilhelm Hoffmann and Dorothea Hoffmann