Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Christian Morgenstern (May 6, 1871 - 1914) was a German author. Morgenstern's poetry, which was inspired by English nonsense rhymes, is immensely popular. Many Germans know some of his poems by heart. His philosophical and mythical works were largely influenced by Nietzsche, father of nihilism, and Rudolf Steiner, father of anthroposophy. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.