Friedrich Emil Rittershaus (3 April 1834 – 8 March 1897) was a German
poet
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.
Biography
He was born in
Barmen
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(now
Wuppertal
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),
Kingdom of Prussia
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. His poetry, marked by simple feeling, fine diction, and original matter, won great popularity. He died in Barmen. His daughter,
Adeline
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, was a philologist, scholar, and champion for the equality of women.
He was a member of the Wuppertal poets' circle in the 1850s. He knew
Karl Marx
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