Matthias Claudius
August 15, 1740 – January 21, 1815
Countries:
Germany
Place of Birth:
Reinfeld, Duchy of Holstein
Place of Death:
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Asmus the Polish village Asmus, Poland Matthias Claudius (15 August 1740 – 21 January 1815) was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of “Asmus”.