Ludwig Tieck | |
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Born | Johann Ludwig Tieck May 31, 1773 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 28 April 1853 (aged 79) Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
Resting place | Dreifaltigkeitskirchhof II, Berlin |
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Language | German |
Alma mater | University of Halle University of Göttingen University of Erlangen |
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Johann Ludwig Tieck (/tiːk/; German: [tiːk]; 31 May 1773 – 28 April 1853) was a German poet, fiction writer, translator, and critic. He was one of the founding fathers of the Romantic movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.