Christian Morgenstern

Christian Morgenstern was born in Munich in 1871 and was a poet who became particularly well known for his comic poetry. He suffered from serious health problems throughout his life. Nevertheless, he travelled extensively and worked not only as a poet, but also as a writer and translator. Many of his works were published by his wife Margareta Gosebruch von Liechtenstern after his early death in 1914. Numerous settings of his poems have been composed.