gi'bel, (1815-1884), a German poet. He studied at the universities of Bonn and Berlin and resided a year or two in Greece. He published in 1840 his first collection of poems, which reached its hundredth edition in 1884. From 1852 to 1869 he was honorary professor of aesthetics and poetry in the University of Munich, but spent his latter days in his native town. He wrote Brunhild, a tragedy; The Loreley, an opera, and several other plays, but his fame rests on his lyrics, which are immensely popular.