Georg Weerth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Weerth

German writer

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1822

Place of Birth: Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1856

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Georg Weerth (17 February 1822 – 30 July 1856) was a German writer.
Weerth's poems celebrated the solidarity of the working class in its fight for liberation from exploitation and oppression.
He was a friend and companion of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, who described Georg Weerth as the first and most significant poet of the German proletariat.