▁p urg ing ▁language ▁of ▁such ▁ir r ational ities , ▁the ▁proto - R om antic ▁Her der ▁assert ed , ▁was ▁an ▁" ass ault ▁on ▁the ▁colour , ▁beauty , ▁texture , ▁character , ▁vir ility , ▁history , ▁and ▁even ▁spiritual ity ▁of ▁language ", ▁as ▁Gra eme ▁G arr ard ▁has ▁expressed ▁it , ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sh ots ▁of ▁the ▁C ounter - En light en ment . ▁ ▁D amm ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁( in ▁ 1 7 3 5 ) ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁of ▁Johann ▁Jo achim ▁Win ck el mann ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Mos es ▁M end els so hn , ▁who ▁called ▁him ▁" the ▁Greek ▁oracle ▁of ▁Spe est adt ". ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁aged ▁ 7 9 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 9 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 7 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ge ith ain ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Elect or ate ▁of ▁Sax ony ▁Category : G erman ▁Christian ▁the olog ians ▁Category : G erman ▁classical ▁phil olog ists ▁Category : G erman ▁lex ic ograph ers ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁German ▁Christian ▁the olog ians ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁German ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁E uras burg ▁is ▁a ▁municipality ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁A ich ach - F ried berg ▁in ▁Bav