Robert Reinick
Illustration — Robert Reinick. Robert Reinick (22 February 1805 – 7 February 1852) was a German painter and poet, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. One of his poems, Dem Vaterland, was set to music by Hugo Wolf and another, The Flight into Egypt was the libretto for a cantata by Max Bruch.
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Robert Reinick

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- Born
- Robert Reinick was born on 22 February 1805.
- Died
- Robert Reinick died on 7 February 1852.
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- Kingdom of Prussia
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- poet · painter · writer · graphic artist · illustrator · librettist
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- portrait
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Illustration — Robert Reinick. Robert Reinick (22 February 1805 – 7 February 1852) was a German painter and poet, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. One of his poems, Dem Vaterland, was set to music by Hugo Wolf and another, The Flight into Egypt was the libretto for a cantata by Max Bruch.
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He wrote the libretto to Schumann's opera Genoveva. Reinick was born in Danzig (Gdańsk) and died in Dresden.

Robert Reinick (1805–1852)
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1805
Robert Reinick was born on 22 February 1805.
1852
Robert Reinick died on 7 February 1852.
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Robert Reinick was born at Gdańsk.
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Robert Reinick died at Dresden.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q573548: Robert Reinick
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- “Robert Reinick”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Robert Reinick (1805 Danzig – 1852 Dresden), Brahms and His Poets, 2017
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1075653517, Lieder von Robert Reinick.
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