Paul Fleming (poet)
German physician and poet (1609–1640) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Fleming (also spelt Flemming; 5 October 1609 – 2 April 1640[1]) was a German physician and poet.
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Born | (1609-10-05)5 October 1609 |
Died | 2 April 1640(1640-04-02) (aged 30) Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire |
Other names | Paul Flemming |
Education | St. Thomas School, Leipzig |
Alma mater | Leipzig University |
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As well as writing notable verse and hymns, he spent several years accompanying the Duke of Holstein's embassies to Russia and Persia. He also lived for a year at Reval on the coast of Estonia, where he wrote many love-songs.