Paul Fleming (poet)

Paul Fleming
Born(1609-10-05)5 October 1609
Died2 April 1640(1640-04-02) (aged 30)
Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire
Other namesPaul Flemming
EducationSt. Thomas School, Leipzig
Alma materLeipzig University
Occupations
  • Physician
  • poet

Paul Fleming (also spelt Flemming; 5 October 1609 – 2 April 1640[1]) was a German physician and poet.

As well as writing notable verse and hymns, he spent several years accompanying the Duke of Holstein's embassies to Russia and Persia. He also lived for a year at Reval on the coast of Estonia, where he wrote many love-songs.

  1. ^ Flemming, Willi (1961), "Fleming, Paul", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 238; (full text online)

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