Surname: la Motte Fouqué Forename(s): Friedrich Heinrich Karl de b. 12 February 1777. d. 23 January 1843. Nationality: German. VIAF.
Novelist, poet, and fairy tale writer. Lieutenant in the Prussian Army. Married twice,
to Marianne von Schubaert in 1798 and then to Caroline von Rochow. Author of patriotic
poetry. Author of Undine (1811), Der Held des Nordens (The Hero of the North, 1810), and Der Zauberring (The Magical Ring, 1813). Biographical information: DLB. (DD)