Nikolaus Becker
1809
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1845
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country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
languages spoken, written or signed: German
occupation: poet, writer, lawyer, poet lawyer
Nikolaus Becker (8 October 1809, Bonn, Rhin-et-Moselle – 28 August 1845 in the Hünshoven district of Geilenkirchen) was a German lawyer and writer. His one poem of note was the 1840 "Rheinlied" (Rhine song) which was set to music over 70 times, the most famous setting being Die Wacht am Rhein. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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