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Also known as Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann

German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)

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Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann was a German playwright, poet, lyricist, and novelist who worked in the field of drama. A figure of the naturalism movement, he began his work period in 1888. His notable works include The Rats and The Weavers. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Weimar Republic.

Hauptmann received the Nobel Prize in Literature, as well as the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, the Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt, and the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. He was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. He was born in Szczawno-Zdrój on 15 November 1862 and died in Jagniątków on 6 June 1946.

Synthesized by Vinony from 40 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Europeana Sparql, Firecrawl, Nobel Prize, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
15 November 1862
Died
6 June 1946
Works
555

Top works

  • Fasching
  • Das Werk Gerhart Hauptmanns
  • Pippa tant︠s︡uet
  • Mikhail Kramer
  • Ėlʹga

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Film & TV

Known for

  • Ways to Strength and Beauty1925

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1862
Active to
1946

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
38
Total plays
172

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Literature1912

    “primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art”

Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
Weimar Republic
Place of birth
Szczawno-Zdrój
Place of death
Jagniątków
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Notable work
The Weavers
Field of work
drama
Movement
naturalism
Image
Gerhart Hauptmann nobel.jpg
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Commons category
Gerhart Hauptmann
date of birth
1862-01-01
date of death
1946-06-06
Commons gallery
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ethnic group
Germans
writing language
German
start of work period
1888-00-00
name in native language
Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann
short name
Gerhart Hauptmann
has works in the collection
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
bronchitis
Commons Creator page
Gerhart Hauptmann
end of work period
1946-00-00
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Gerhart Hauptmann, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Hermann Eris Busse

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Hermann Eris Busse

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Rudolf Rittner

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Rudolf Rittner

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Unknown

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Unknown

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Unknown

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Unknown

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann and Unknown to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann and Unknown to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann and Margarete Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann and Margarete Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, written by Elisabeth Beerbohm

Letter from Margarete Hauptmann and Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, Leo Pinner, Joseph Chapiro, Lindner (German Consul in Genoa), Hermann Haussmann and Unknown

Letter from Margarete Hauptmann and Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh, Leo Pinner, Joseph Chapiro, Lindner (German Consul in Genoa), Hermann Haussmann and Unknown

Letter from Margaret Hauptmann and Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Margaret Hauptmann and Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Fritz von Unruh

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Deutscher Bibeltag/ReichsBrief stelle & lt; Halle & gt;

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Deutscher Bibeltag/ReichsBrief stelle & lt; Halle & gt;

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Erich Wiese

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Erich Wiese

Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Edith Jacobsohn

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Edith Jacobsohn

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Willy Jaeckel

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Willy Jaeckel

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

Letter from Gerhart Hauptmann to Ludwig von Hofmann

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Encyclopedic overview

Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann ( German: [ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt ˈhaʊptman] ; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. 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.

Life

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