Caption:
Historical engraving, portrait with autograph of August Heinrich Hoffmann or Hoffmann von Fallersleben, 1798-1874, university scholar for German studies, poet, collector and publisher of ancient writings in various languages, writer of the German national anthem, song of the Germans, and numerous popular children's songs, 19th century, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, illustrated atlas, 1887