Christoph Köler
Illustration — Portrait of Christoph Köler (1644) Christoph Köler or (in Latin), Christophorus Colerus (1 December 1602 in Bunzlau, Fürstentum Schweidnitz-Jauer - 19 April 1658 in Breslau) was a German poet and writer. A student of Martin Opitz (1597–1637) and follower of his Baroque poetical reforms, Köler later revised his papers and published a biography of his teacher. His most noted student was the German priest, and mystical poet Angelus Silesius (1624–1677).
Also recorded as Christoph Köhler · Christoph Colerus · Christoph Koeler · Christoph Coler
Christoph Köler
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- 1602 · Bolesławiec.
- Occupation
- poet · writer · professor · librarian
- Languages
- German
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Born at Bolesławiec in 1602, died in Wrocław in 1658.
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