Christian of Stolberg-Stolberg

Christian zu Stolberg-Stolberg, by [[Johann Henirich Lips Christian, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg (15 October 1748 – 18 January 1821) poet, brother of Frederick Leopold, also a poet.

Born at Hamburg, he became a magistrate at Tremsbüttel in Holstein in 1777. Of the two brothers Frederick was undoubtedly the more talented. Christian though not a poet of high originality, excelled in the utterance of gentle sentiment.

They published together a volume of poems, Gedichte (edited by H. C. Boie, 1779); ''Schauspiele mit Chören'' (1787), their object in the latter work being to revive a love for the Greek drama; and a collection of patriotic poems ''Vaterländische Gedichte'' (1815).

Christian of Stolberg was the sole author of ''Gedichte aus dem Griechischen'' (1782), a translation of the works of Sophocles (1787) ''Die weisse Frau'' (1814) and of a poem in seven ballads, which last attained considerable popularity.

Stolberg was married to Louise Stolberg. He died in Windeby. Provided by Wikipedia
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