Johann Gottfried Kinkel | |
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-Portrait-Portr_00159.tif_(cropped).jpg) Gottfried Kinkel, 1880 | |
| Born | 11 August 1815 Obercassel |
| Died | 13 November 1882 (aged 67) Zürich |
| Occupation | professor, journalist |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn, University of Berlin |
| Notable works | Otto der Schütz (Otto the marksman), Der Grobschmied von Antwerpen (The Blacksmith of Antwerp), Geschichte der bildenden Künste bei den christichen Völkern (History of art among the Christians) |
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Johann Gottfried Kinkel (11 August 1815 – 13 November 1882) was a German poet also noted for his revolutionary activities and his escape from a Prussian prison in Spandau with the help of his friend Carl Schurz.