Eduard Mörike (September 8, 1804 - June 4, 1875) was a German romanticpoet. 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 bildungsromanMaler Nolten ("The painter Nolten"), and lieder (songs) of great purity of form, which have been compared to those of Goethe. He also wrote the novellaMozart auf der Reise nach Prag ("Mozart's journey to Prague", 1855).
