Adalbert Stifter

Adalbert Stifter
Stifter
Stifter
Born23 October 1805
Oberplan, Bohemia
Died28 January 1868 (aged 62)
Linz, Austria-Hungary
Resting placeSt. Barbara-Friedhof in Linz, Austria
OccupationNovelist, poet, painter, pedagogue
LanguageGerman
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Period1830–1868
GenrePoetic realism
Notable worksBergkristall, Der Nachsommer, Witiko
SpouseAmelia Mohaupt (1837–1868)
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Adalbert Stifter (German: [ˈʃtɪftɐ]; 23 October 1805 – 28 January 1868) was a Bohemian-Austrian writer, poet, painter, and pedagogue. He was notable for the vivid natural landscapes depicted in his writing and has long been popular in the German-speaking world.