Georg Christian Dieffenbach (4 December 1822 Schlitz, Hesse - 10 May 1901 Schlitz) was a German poet and theologian. Biography Dieffenbach was educated at Giessen and was made chief pastor in Schlitz in 1871. His poems for children are still very popular in Germany. He also wrote many liturgical, devotional, homiletic and poetical works, which attained a great degree of popularity. Notes References 1822 births 1901 deaths People from Vogelsbergkreis 19th-century German poets German Protestant clergy German male poets 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers