Adelbert von Chamisso

thumb| Adelbert von Chamisso (30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt. Quotes Das Glück ist die Liebe, die Lieb’ ist das Glück, Ich hab’ es gesagt und nehm’s nicht zurück. Happiness is love, love is happiness; I have said it and will not take it back. „Frauen-Liebe und Leben“, sect. 7. Gedichte, 3rd ed. (Stuttgart: Hausmann, 1835) p. 16 Ich singe gerne, trinke gerne, Und liebe wohl, geliebt zu seyn. I love to sing, I love to drink, And I love, indeed, to be loved. „Herein!“. Gedichte'', 3rd ed. (1835) p. 208 External links Lilian Dalbiac (ed.) Dictionary of Quotations: German (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd.; New York: The Macmillan Co., 1906) pp. 5, 48, 63, 69, 104, 126, 194, 205, 212, 261, 264, 292, 293, 325, 362 Category:Botanists Category:Poets from Germany Category:1781 births Category:1838 deaths