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Georg Heym was a German poet, writer, novelist, and playwright born in Jelenia Góra in 1887. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia and wrote in German. His professional career began in 1898 and concluded with his death in 1912. Heym studied at the University of Würzburg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Friedrich Schiller University Jena. He worked in Jelenia Góra, Würzburg, Jena, and Berlin.
He died by accidental drowning in Gatow. His notable works include *Der ewige Tag*, *Atalanta*, *Ausgewählte gedichte*, *Novely*, and *Die Schläfer*. His writings are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1887
- Died
- 1912
- Works
- 46
Top works
- Der ewige Tag
- Atalanta
- Ausgewählte gedichte
- Novely
- Die Schläfer
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- Georg Theodor Franz Artur Heym , ( 1887-10-30 ) 30 October 1887, Hirschberg , Lower Silesia , Province of Silesia , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
- Died
- 16 January 1912 (1912-01-16) (aged 24), Gatow , German Empire
- Occupation
- Writer
- Language
- German
- Nationality
- German
- Citizenship
- Prussian
- Alma mater
- University of Würzburg
- Period
- 1907–1914
- Genre
- Poetry , Short story , Drama
- Literary movement
- Expressionism
- Notable works
- Der ewige Tag
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Artur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Jelenia Góra
- Place of death
- Gatow
- Educated at
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Image
- Georg Heym.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
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- Commons category
- Georg Heym
- date of birth
- 1887-10-30
- date of death
- 1912-01-16
- Commons gallery
- Georg Heym
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- drowning
- start of work period
- 1898-00-00
- name in native language
- Georg Theodor Franz Artur Heym
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- writing language
- German
- end of work period
- 1912-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Georg Heym, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Georg Theodor Franz Artur Heym (30 October 1887 – 16 January 1912) was a German writer. He is particularly known for his poetry, representative of early Expressionism.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Georg Heym” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.