Eduard Mörike (September 8, 1804 - June 4, 1875) was a German romantic poet. He studied Theology at the Seminary of Tübingen, and followed the ecclesiastical career, becoming a Lutheran pastor and, after his early retirement for reasons of health, a lecturer in German literature. He wrote the bildungsroman Maler Nolten ("The painter Nolten"), and lieder (songs) of great purity of form, which have been compared to those of Goethe. He also wrote the novella Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag ("Mozart's journey to Prague", 1855).
