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Robert Walser was a Swiss poet, writer, and prose writer born in Biel/Bienne in 1878. He was a male member of the Swiss ethnic group and held Swiss citizenship. His native language was German, and he also spoke Swiss High German and Swiss German. Walser began his work period in 1898 and produced numerous works, including the novels *Geschwister Tanner*, *The Assistant*, and *Jakob von Gunten*. Other notable titles include *Gedichte, die glücklich machen*, *Prosastücke*, *Der Gehülfe*, *Keeping Time*, and *Berlin gibt immer den Ton an*.
He suffered from schizophrenia and died of a myocardial infarction in Herisau on December 25, 1956, under natural causes. Walser is buried in the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. His archives are held at the Swiss Literary Archives. He had a sibling named Karl Walser and was affiliated with the municipality of Teufen.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1878
- Died
- 1956
- Works
- 189
Top works
- Gedichte, die glücklich machen
- Prosastücke
- Der Gehülfe
- Keeping Time
- Berlin gibt immer den Ton an
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1878-04-15 ) 15 April 1878, Biel/Bienne , Switzerland
- Died
- 25 December 1956 (1956-12-25) (aged 78), near Herisau , Switzerland
- Occupation
- Writer
- Literary movement
- Modernism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Biel/Bienne
- Place of death
- Herisau
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Official website
- www.robertwalser.ch
- Image
- Robert Walser (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Robert Walser
- date of birth
- 1878-04-15
- date of death
- 1956-12-25
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- start of work period
- 1898-00-00
- archives at
- Swiss Literary Archives
- name in native language
- Robert Walser
- ethnic group
- Swiss
- medical condition
- schizophrenia
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Teufen
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Walser ( Swiss Standard German: [ˈvalzər]; 15 April 1878 – 25 December 1956) was a German language Swiss writer. He additionally worked as a copyist, an inventor's assistant, a butler, and in various other low-paying trades. Despite marginal early success in his literary career, the popularity of his work gradually diminished over the second and third decades of the 20th century, making it increasingly difficult for him to support himself through writing. He eventually had a nervous breakdown and spent the remainder of his life in sanatoria.
Life and work
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