Novalis

Born Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis (1772–1801) was a poet, novelist, and philosopher. An important figure in early German Romanticism, he worked closely with Friedrich Schlegel and Ludwig Tieck, and his influence extended to Hermann Hesse and Jorge Luis Borges. The "blue flower" motif that originated in Henry von Ofterdingen has appeared in the works of C. S. Lewis and George R. R. Martin.