Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine was born on December 13, 1777, in Düsseldorf,
Germany to Jewish parents. In 1819, he studied law; first in Bonn and
then at the University of Göttingen. Unhappy with the pedantic
atmosphere of Göttingen, he moved to Berlin in 1821. It was here
that he became acquainted with G. W. Hegel and a number of other eminent
German Romanticists. In 1831, he moved to Paris, France and spent
the rest of his life there. While in Paris, he wrote for several
German newspapers and befriended composers such as Louis Hector Berlioz
and Frédéric Chopin. The Memoirs of Herr Schnabelewopski
was among the last works composed by Heine. The last eight years of his
life he spent confined to bed and on February 17, 1856, he died of a
spinal disease.
contributed by Stephen L. Parker
Monday, 08-Dec-2003 21:40:49 PST