Adelbert von Chamisso
a German poet and botanist, author of Peter Schlemihl, a famous story about a man who sold his shadow
Born
Louis Charles Adélaïde de Chamissot 30 January 1781 Ante, Champagne, Kingdom of France
Died
21 August 1838 (aged 57) Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
Nationality
German
Occupation
Writer
adultbasic
Germany
era
1800+
Genre
Poetry, novella