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August Adolf Ludwig Follen (1794–1855)
Follen, August Adolf Ludwig (fōl’len). A German poet of patriotism, and popular song-writer; born in Giessen, Jan. 21, 1794; died in Bern, Dec. 26, 1855. He became popular as the author of ‘Sons of Fatherland,’ a patriotic hymn; ‘Malegys and Vivian’ (1829), a romance of chivalry; and numerous translations and poetic appeals to the instinct for liberty.