December 23, 1597 - August 20, 1639
German poet and novelist
Author of "Acht Bucher deutscher Poematum", "Geistliche Poemata" and "The Idyll of the Nymph Hercinie"
Was appointed Poet Laureate in 1625 by Emperor Ferdinand II
German poet and novelist
Author of "Acht Bucher deutscher Poematum", "Geistliche Poemata" and "The Idyll of the Nymph Hercinie"
Was appointed Poet Laureate in 1625 by Emperor Ferdinand II
He became Martin Opitz von Boberfeld