Andreas Gryphius

Andreas Gryphius
Engraving by Philipp Kilian
Born	Andreas Greif (1616-10-02)2 October 1616 Glogau (Głogów), Silesia
Died	16 July 1664(1664-07-16) (aged 47) Glogau, Silesia
Nationality	German
Education	Fraustadt
Alma mater	Academic Gymnasium Danzig
Occupations	Dramatist playwright poet actor
Era	Baroque-era Germany
Movement	German Baroque
Spouse	Rosina Deutschländer ​ ​ (m. 1649)​
Children	Christian Constantin Anna Rosine Theodor Maria Elisabeth Daniel
Parents	Paul Greif (father) Anna Erhardin (mother)
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Andreas Gryphius (German: Andreas Greif; 2 October 1616 – 16 July 1664) was a German poet and playwright. With his eloquent sonnets, which contains "The Suffering, Frailty of Life and the World", he is considered one of the most important Baroque poets of the Germanosphere. He was one of the first improvers of the German language and German poetry.

Gryphius was born and raised in Glogau (Głogów), Duchy of Głogów, Silesia. At the age of 33, he married Rosina Deutschländer, with whom he had six children, Christian, Constantin, Anna Rosine, Theodor, Maria Elisabeth, and Daniel.