Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamissowas a German poet and botanist, author of Peter Schlemihl, a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamissode Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 January 1781
CountryGermany
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My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a banquet to be got ready for the following evening, under the trees before my house, and invited the whole town.