Peter Altenberg

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Peter Altenberg
Altenberg in 1907
Born	Richard Engländer (1859-03-09)9 March 1859 Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	19 January 1919(1919-01-19) (aged 59) Vienna, Republic of German-Austria
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Austrian
Literary movement	Modernism
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Peter Altenberg (9 March 1859 – 8 January 1919) was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He played a key role in the genesis of early modernism in the city.