"Where books are burned, in the end, people will also be burned" — which poet is this quote from?

Heinrich Heine, a German writer, poet and critic of literature.

In 1823, Heinrich Heine wrote, "Dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen" which translates to "Where books are burned, in the end, people will also be burned." Heine was a German writer, poet and critic of literature.

https://mylibrarycardworeout.com/2019/10/where-books-are-burnt-why-it-is-wrong/

This quote is by the German poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856). It comes from his tragedy "Almansor", written in 1821 and published in 1823.

The context is important: Heine was referring to the burning of the Quran following the Christian conquest of Granada in 1492. More than a century after publication, the Nazis burned Heine's own works during their book burnings in 1933, which gave the line an eerie historical resonance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Heine#Heine_in_Nazi_Germany