Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau was a German poet of the Baroque era.
He was born and died in Breslau in Silesia. During his education in Danzig and Leiden, he befriended Martin Opitz and Andreas Gryphius, both leading figures in... Wikipedia
Born: December 25, 1616, Wrocław, Poland
Died: April 4, 1679 (age 62 years), Wrocław, Poland
Education: Academic Gymnasium Danzig, Universiteit Leiden, and Elisabet-Gymnasium