Friedrich Konrad Müller (born November 14, 1823

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; † 26 April 1881 in Leipzig) was a German poet, journalist and physician. He called himself ''Müller von der Werra''.

Life

Müller was the son of a farmer. He became an apprentice

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in Hildburghausen in and the mid-forties, he went to Heidelberg, where he met the poet Wilhelmine von Chézy, which supported him financially and encouraged his first works. Because of his participation in the revolution of March 1848, he had to flee to

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, and studied medicine in Zurich and Bern. Other cities were Geneva and St. Gallen. Then he returned to his homeland, going to

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in Thuringia, Weimar, Coburg and Gotha. In 1869 Müller as an honorary guest of the

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at the opening of the

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. In 1871 Müller became an honorary doctorate from the University of Jena, and a year later, an honorary citizen of his native city.

Works (selection)

*''The liberty miracle horn or Rothe roses and sword sound''. A. See Biel 1850 (poems). *''A German oak ring''. 1857 (poems). *''St. John's dream''. 1860 (story). *''Thuringia''. 1861 (guidebook). *''Ererbt und ergerbt''. 1871 (story).

References

External links

*Julius Riffert
Müller, Friedrich Konrad
In:

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(ADB). Vol. 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 702–704. 1823 births 1881 deaths 19th-century German poets German male poets 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers {{Germany-writer-stub