Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, better known by his pen name Novalis, was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is regarded as an influential figure in Jena Romanticism.
- Occupation
- poet, lyricist, philosopher, engineer
- Citizenship
- Electorate of Saxony
- Born
- May 2, 1772
- Died
- March 25, 1801
