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Born | Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann 15 November 1862 Obersalzbrunn, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia (now Szczawno-Zdrój, Poland) |
Died | 6 June 1946 Agnetendorf in Niederschlesien, Polish-administrated Occupied Germany, now Jelenia Góra, Poland | (aged 83)
Occupation | Dramatist |
Nationality | German |
Literary movement | Naturalism |
Notable works | The 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.