Gries, J. D. 1775-1842
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Name (Latin)
Gries, J. D. 1775-1842
Other forms of name
Gries, Johann Diederich, 1775-1842
Date of birth
1775-02-07
Date of death
1842-02-09
Associated country
Deutscher Bund (1815-1866)
Holy Roman Empire
Field of activity
Poetry
Translating and interpreting
Occupation
Poets
Translators
Associated Language
ger
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Calderón de la Barca, Pedro. Schauspiele, 1815-1842:v. 1, t.p. (uebersetzt von J.D. Gries)
- Neue deutsche Biographie, 1953-, viewed online 18 December 2015:Bd. 7 (Gries, Johann Diederich; translator; born 7 February 1775 in Hamburg; died 9 February 1842, in the same place; he; 1795-1800, studied law in Jena; travelled in different German cities, Switzerland, Milan, met literary authors and philosophers; also lived in Heidelberg (1806-1808), Stuttgart (1824-1827); left Jena in 1837, returned to Hamburg; in addition to translations, wrote some of his own poetry, with autobiographical reminiscences)
- OCLC, 18 December 2015(usages: J.D. Gries, Johann Diederich Gries, Gries)
- Wikipedia, die freie Enzyklopädie, 18 December 2015(Johann Diederich Gries; born 7 February 1775 in Hamburg; died 9 February 1842, in the same place; an important German translator of the Romantic era; he; also wrote several poems of his own)
- Calderoón de la Barca, P. Schauspiele, 1815-1842:v. 1, t.p. (J. D. Gries)
- NUC pre-56(hdg.: Gries, Johann Diederich, 1775-1842)
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Wikipedia description:
Johann Diederich Gries (7 February 1775, Hamburg – 9 February 1842, Hamburg) was a German poet and socialite during the Romantic period. His extensive list of friends and acquaintances included Goethe and Schiller. Viewed through the prism of intervening years, his most enduring contribution is as a translator.
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