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| | Handbook of Texas Online: |
 | | Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet and scholar, was born at Fallersleben, Hannover, on April 2, 1798. |
 | | Hoffmann was also an outspoken political liberal who supported the growing unrest in the various German lands. |
 | | Hoffmann von Fallersleben died on January 19, 1874, at Corvey Castle, near Höxter, Westphalia. |
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