Johann Heinrich Voß - Otterndorf, Germany
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Statue of Johann Heinrich Voß
Waymark Code: WM114W0
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 08/16/2019
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Johann Heinrich Voß (1751-1826) was a German poet and an important translator of the epics of Homer and other Greek and Roman classics.
In 1778 he became rector of the Latin School in Otterndorf. In 1781 he and his entire family fell ill with marching fever because of the poor water quality in Otterndorf. In 1782 he left the place with his family.
The bust is larger than life and made in bronze. It was built by the sculptor Frijo Müller-Belecke in 2000 and placed near the Old Latin School next to the church.
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