Early in his life , he fought for the abolition of serfdom , later against Napoleonic dominance over Germany .
Ernst Moritz Arndt ( 26 December 1769 -- 29 January 1860 ) was a German nationalist historian , writer , and poet .
Early in Ernst Moritz Arndt 's life , Ernst Moritz Arndt fought for the abolition of serfdom , later against Napoleonic dominance German Germany .
Ernst Moritz Arndt ( 26 December 1769 -- 29 January 1860 ) was a German nationalist historian , writer , and poet .