Matthias Claudius

Matthias Claudius was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of “Asmus”.

15 August 1740

Born on the same birth day (15 August): Ben Silverman • Don Rich • Emily Kinney • Inês Pedrosa • Jane Ellison • John Chisum • John Silber • Khaleda Zia • Sangolli Rayanna • Tom Colicchio • Walter Scott

Born in the same month (August 1740): Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux • Montgolfier brothers • Samuel Arnold (composer)