. "German poet" . . . "Opitz, Martin"@en . . "1639-08-20Z"^^ . "1639Z"^^ . "1597Z"^^ . "Martin Opitz von Boberfeld (23 December 1597 \u2013 20 August 1639) was a German poet, regarded as the greatest of that nation during his lifetime.Opitz was born in Bunzlau (Boles\u0142awiec) in Lower Silesia, the son of a prosperous citizen. He received his early education at the gymnasium of his native town, of which his uncle was rector, and in 1617 attended the high school\u2014\"Schonaichianum\"\u2014at Beuthen an der Oder (Bytom Odrza\u0144ski), where he made a special study of French, Dutch and Italian poetry."@en . "1597-12-23Z"^^ .