MATTHIAS CLAUDIUS
\mˈatθi͡əz klˈɔːdɪəs], \mˈatθiəz klˈɔːdɪəs], \m_ˈa_t_θ_iə_z k_l_ˈɔː_d_ɪ__ə_s]\
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A noted German poet; born at Reinfeld, Holstein, Aug. 15, 1740; died at Altona, Jan. 21, 1815. Though his first literary venture, "Trifles and Tales", had little originality, being an imitation of a work by Gerstenberg under a similar title, he is in his later works one of the most original of German authors. His simple ballads, "Join in with Clear and Full Accord"; "O Crown the Bowl"; "Once Lived a Giant Goliath", became popular favorites.
By Charles Dudley Warner
