Eduard Mörike

Eduard Mörike
Born(1804-09-08)8 September 1804
Ludwigsburg, Electorate of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire
Died4 June 1875(1875-06-04) (aged 70)
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
OccupationWriter
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Eduard Friedrich Mörike (German pronunciation: [ˈeːdu.aʁt ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈmøːʁɪkə]; 8 September 1804  4 June 1875) was a German Lutheran pastor who was also a Romantic poet and writer of novellas and novels. Many of his poems were set to music and became established folk songs, while others were used by composers Hugo Wolf and Ignaz Lachner in their symphonic works.