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Heinrich Heine

When was Heinrich Heine born?

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Portrait of German poet Heinrich Heine, circa 1827, seated with one arm resting on his knee and wearing a dark coat over a white shirt. — Heinrich Heine Heinrich Heine, c. 1827.

Heinrich Heine was born on December 13, 1797, in Düsseldorf, which is now in Germany.1