biography
| name: |
Arndt, Ernst Moritz
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pronunciation:
[ah(r)nt]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1769–1860)
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| biography:
| Poet and German patriot, born on the island of Rügen (then Swedish). He studied at Stralsund, Greifswald, and Jena, and in 1805 became professor of history at Greifswald. In his Geist der Zeit (1806, Spirit of the Times) he attacked Napoleon with such boldness that he had to take refuge in Stockholm (1806–9). In 1818 he became professor of history in the new University of Bonn; but, aiming steadily at constitutional reforms, he was suspended in 1819 and not restored till 1840. His other works include political addresses, reminiscences, letters, and poems. |
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