Max von Schenkendorf
Gottlob Ferdinand Maximilian Gottfried von Schenkendorf (11 December 1783 in
Tilsit in
East Prussia – 11 December 1817 in
Koblenz) was a
German poet, born in
Tilsit and educated at
Königsberg. During the
War of Liberation, in which he took an active part, Schenkendorf was associated with
Arndt and
Körner in the writing of patriotic songs. His poems were published as ''Gedichte'' (1815), ''Poetischer Nachlass'' (1832), and ''Sämtliche Gedichte'' (1837; fifth edition, 1878). Some of his poems were set to music by lieder composer
Pauline Volkstein. For his ''Life'', consult
Hagen (Berlin, 1863); Knaake (Tilsit, 1890); E. von Klein, ''M. von Schenkendorf'' (Vienna, 1908).
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