Gottlob Ferdinand Maximilian Gottfried von Schenkendorf (11 December 1783 in

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– 11 December 1817 in

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) was a

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, born in

and educated at

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. During the War of Liberation, in which he took an active part, Schenkendorf was associated with

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and Körner in the writing of patriotic songs. His poems were published as ''Gedichte'' (1815), ''Poetischer Nachlass'' (1832), and ''Sämtliche Gedichte'' (1837; fifth edition, 1878). Some of his poems were set to music by lieder composer

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. For his ''Life'', consult

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(Berlin, 1863); Knaake (Tilsit, 1890); E. von Klein, ''M. von Schenkendorf'' (Vienna, 1908).

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File:Koblenz im Buga-Jahr 2011 - Rheinanlagen 25.jpg, Bust of Max von Schenkendorf in Koblenz File:Grabmal Schenkendorf Hauptfriedhof Koblenz.jpg, Tomb of Max von Schenkendorf at the cemetery of Koblenz File:Tilsit - Schenkendorf-Denkmal (AK 1900er).jpg, Schenkendorf Monument on Schenkendorfplatz, Tilsit. It was dismantled and then lost during and after World War II. A statue of Lenin was erected in its place by the Soviet authorities in 1967.

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1783 births 1817 deaths People from Tilsit Writers from East Prussia German untitled nobility German male songwriters German poets 19th-century German musicians University of Königsberg alumni German military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Poets from the Kingdom of Prussia {{Germany-poet-stub