Matthias Claudius was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of “Asmus”. Wikipedia
Born: August 15, 1740, Reinfeld, Germany
Died: January 21, 1815 (age 74 years), Hamburg, Germany
Place of burial: Historischer Friedhof Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Grandchildren: Friedrich Matthias Claudius and Agnes Perthes
Children: Friedrich Matthias Jacobus Claudius, Caroline Perthes, and Anna Jacobi
Parents: Maria Claudius and Matthias Claudius
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