Sigmund von Birken
Sigmund von Birken (25 April 1626 – 12 June 1681) was a German poet of the Baroque. He was born in Wildstein, near Eger, and died in Nuremberg, aged 55. • Illustration — Portrait of Sigmund von Birken, engraving by Jacob von Sandrart His pupil, Sibylle Ursula von Braunschweig-Lüneburg wrote part of a novel, Die Durchlauchtige Syrerin Aramena (Aramena, the noble Syrian lady), which when complete would be the most famous courtly novel in German Baroque literature; it was finished by her brother Anton Ulrich and edited by Sigmund von Birken.
Also recorded as Sigismund von Birken
Sigmund von Birken
Jacob von Sandrart (1630-1708) · Public domain
- Full name
- Sigmund Betulius.
- Born
- 1626. · Skalná.
- Died
- 1681. · Nuremberg.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- poet and writer.
- Education
- University of Jena.
- Honours
- Poet's Crown.
- Languages
- German.
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Sigmund von Birken studied at University of Jena. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Wolfenbüttel and Nuremberg. Residence is recorded at Nuremberg. Distinctions recorded are Poet's Crown.
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1626
Sigmund von Birken born at Skalná.
1681
Sigmund von Birken died at Nuremberg.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q65501: Sigmund von Birken
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- “Sigmund von Birken”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gib uns die Musenkrone. Sigmund von Birken als ‚krönender Dichter‘, Sigmund von Birken (1626–1681), 2019
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2019
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1179476271, Sigmund von Birken : (1626-1681) (Veranstaltung : 2013 : Osnabrück).
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Gib uns die Musenkrone. Sigmund von Birken als ‚krönender Dichter‘, Sigmund von Birken (1626–1681), 2019Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1179476271, Sigmund von Birken : (1626-1681) (Veranstaltung : 2013 : Osnabrück).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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