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Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
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Conrad Ferdinand Meyer was a Swiss writer, poet, and prose writer born in Zurich in 1825. He wrote in German, as well as Standard High German, French, and Swiss German. His notable works include *Die Versuchung des Pescara Novelle*, *Gustav Adolfs Page*, *Schuß Von der Kanzel*, *Jürg Jenatsch : Eine Bündnergeschichte - Vollständige Ausgabe*, and *Engelberg, eine Dichtung*. Meyer was a member of Zofingia and received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
He died in Kilchberg in 1898. Meyer suffered from major depressive disorder. His archives are held at the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 56
Top works
- Die Versuchung des Pescara Novelle
- Gustav Adolfs Page
- Schuß Von der Kanzel
- Jürg Jenatsch : Eine Bündnergeschichte - Vollständige Ausgabe
- Engelberg, eine Dichtung
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1825-10-11 ) 11 October 1825, Zürich , Switzerland
- Died
- 28 November 1898 (1898-11-28) (aged 73), Kilchberg , Switzerland
- Occupation
- Poet , historical novelist
- Language
- German
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Citizenship
- 1867-1887
- Genres
- Poetic realism , expressionism , comic novel , historical fiction
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferdinand
- Family name
- Meyer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Zurich
- Place of death
- Kilchberg
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- Karl Stauffer-Bern Conrad Ferdinand Meyer 1887.jpg
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- Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- date of birth
- 1825-10-11
- date of death
- 1898-11-28
- name in native language
- Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- writing language
- German
- archives at
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich
- birth name
- Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- medical condition
- major depressive disorder
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Zurich
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Encyclopedic overview
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (11 October 1825 – 28 November 1898) was a Swiss poet and historical novelist, a master of literary realism who is mainly remembered for stirring narrative ballads like "Die Füße im Feuer" (The Feet in the Fire).
Biography
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