HEINRICH LEUTHOLD
\hˈe͡ɪnɹɪt͡ʃ lˈuːthə͡ʊld], \hˈeɪnɹɪtʃ lˈuːthəʊld], \h_ˈeɪ_n_ɹ_ɪ_tʃ l_ˈuː_t_h_əʊ_l_d]\
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A German Swiss poet; born at Wetzikon, Switzerland, Aug. 9, 1827; died near Zurich, July 1, 1879. With Geibel he made translations of French poetry: "Five Books of French Lyrism" (1862). A volume of original verse, "Poems" (1879), showed him to be a gifted poet, possessing perfect mastery of artistic form. The author died insane while his volume was going through the press.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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