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Georg Herwegh (1817–1875)
Herwegh, Georg (her’veg). A German poet; born in Stuttgart, May 31, 1817; died at Baden-Baden, April 7, 1875. The ‘Lyrics of a Live Man’ appeared in 1841; a second volume in 1844. His poems, these particularly, display spontaneity and a deep love of liberty; they speedily became popular, even winning a personal tribute from Frederick William IV. His constant political activity kept him in exile most of his life. ‘New Poems’ were published in 1877.