Name Karl Ebert | Role Poet | |
 | ||
Died October 24, 1882, Smichov, Czech Republic | ||
Karl Egon Ebert: DAS ERSTE VEILCHEN (Gedicht zum Frühling) (Florian Friedrich)
Karl Egon Ebert (1801, Prague – 1882, Smíchov) was a Bohemian German poet, born in Prague.
His poems, dramatic and lyric, are collected in 7 volumes, and enjoy a wide popularity in his country. He composed a poem called "Das erste Veilchen", or "The First Violet", which was set to music by Felix Mendelssohn.
References
Karl Egon Ebert Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA