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Sigmund von Birken

Illustration — Portrait of Sigmund von Birken, engraving by Jacob von Sandrart 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. 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.

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Sigmund von Birken

Portrait von Sigmund von Birken (1626–1681), Kupferstich von Jacob von Sandrart (1630–1708) zwischen 1645–1708, Format 188x113 Millimeter

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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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Illustration — Portrait of Sigmund von Birken, engraving by Jacob von Sandrart 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. 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.

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