Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825)

Elisabeth Kulmann (Russian: Елисавета Борисовна Кульман/Jelissaweta Borissowna Kulman, 1808 - 1825) was a Russian-born poet of German parents. Fluent in 11 languages, she wrote over 1,000 poems before her death at age 17. Robert Schumann considered her a wunderkind and set some of her poems to music.