Gerhart Hauptmann

Gerhart Hauptmann
BornGerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann
(1862-11-15)15 November 1862
Obersalzbrunn, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia
(now Szczawno-Zdrój, Poland)
Died6 June 1946(1946-06-06) (aged 83)
Agnetendorf in Niederschlesien, Polish-administrated Occupied Germany, now Jelenia Góra, Poland
OccupationDramatist
NationalityGerman
Literary movementNaturalism
Notable worksThe Weavers, The Rats
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Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (German: [ˈɡeːɐ̯.haʁt ˈhaʊ̯ptˌman] ; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist.[1] He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.

  1. ^ "Gerhart Hauptmann – Facts". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB. Retrieved 29 December 2015.