Simon Dach

Simon Dach
Born(1605-07-29)29 July 1605
Memel, Duchy of Prussia
(modern Klaipėda, Lithuania)
Died15 April 1659(1659-04-15) (aged 53)
Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia
(modern Kaliningrad, Russia)
CitizenshipPrussian
Occupations
  • Professor
  • poet
Writing career
LanguageLow German (Low Prussian dialect)
GenreBaroque

Simon Dach (29 July 1605 – 15 April 1659) was a German lyrical poet and hymnwriter, born in Memel, Duchy of Prussia (now Klaipėda in Lithuania).

Memorial to Dach in Klaipėda, with statue of Ännchen von Tharau
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