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Which subjects interested Heinrich Heine more than law during his university years?

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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.

During his university years, Heinrich Heine devoted his time primarily to subjects other than the law studies his uncle was financing. Instead of focusing on his legal education, he dedicated himself to the study of poetry, literature, and history.1