1912 Nobel Prize in Literature

1912 Nobel Prize in Literature
Gerhart Hauptmann
"primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art."
Date
  • 10 October 1912 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1912
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1912 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the German dramatist and novelist Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1949) "primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art."[1] He is the fourth German author to become a recipient of the prize after Paul Heyse in 1910.[2]