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born 10 March 1788 at Lubowitz Castle near Ratibor died 26 November 1857 in Neisse |
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| 1805 – 1810 | studies law in Halle, Heidelberg and Vienna; meets von Arnim, Brentano and Kleist: travels extensively; publishes first collection of poems |
| 1813-1815 | fights in the wars of liberation against Napoleon’s occupation of Europe; marries Luise von Larisch; publishes his first novel “Ahnung und Gegenwart” |
| 1816 -1826 | joins the Prussian civil service; holds positions in Breslau, Danzig and Königsberg: publishes “Life of a Good for Nothing” |
| 1831 - 1843 | moves with his family to Berlin, where he works for several ministries; publishes the novels “Dichter und ihre Gesellen”, “Das Schloss Dürande” and “Collected Poems” |
| 1844 - 1848 | retires from civil service due to illness; meets Robert and Clara Schumann, Grillparzer and Stifter during a long stay in Vienna; returns to Berlin |
| 1855 - 1857 | joins his daughter in Neisse; death of his wife; friendship with the archbishop of Breslau, sojourns at the estate of Seldnitz |
