Heinrich Heine was born on 13 December 1797 in Düsseldorf. A German poet, essayist and satirist, Heine combined Romantic lyricism with irony and political commitment. His early poems in the Book of Songs were set to music by Schubert, Schumann and many other composers, and his travel writings and essays criticized German society. Born into a Jewish family, he converted to Protestantism in an attempt to advance his career. Because of his radical views his works were banned in Prussia, and from 1831 he lived in exile in Paris, where he befriended figures such as Marx and Chopin. The last years of his life were spent largely paralyzed in what he called his mattress grave.
Before and after
- from 22 July 1797 to 25 July 1797Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- 30 August 1797Birth of Mary Shelley
- 10 September 1797Death of Mary Wollstonecraft
- 18 October 1797Treaty of Campo Formio
- 13 December 1797Birth of Heinrich Heine
- 1798Discovery of beryllium
- 19 January 1798Birth of Auguste Comte
- 26 April 1798Birth of Eugène Delacroix
- from 24 May 1798 to 24 September 1798Irish Rebellion of 1798
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- 1857Rise of Symbolism
- 1890Rise of Art Nouveau
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- 1909Rise of Futurism
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