
German poet, editor, and translator (1868–1933)
Stefan George was a German poet, editor, and translator who lived from 1868 to 1933 and became one of the most influential literary figures of his era. He matters because his innovative approach to poetry and his role as a cultural leader shaped German literature and intellectual life during a transformative period in the country's history.
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From 1921 George spent his summers in the hills on the south-western edge of Frankfurt at this house in Königstein, where he was attended by his sister, Anna.
Stefan Anton George ( German: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈʔantoːn ɡeˈ(ʔ)ɔʁɡə]; 12 July 1868 – 4 December 1933) was a German symbolist poet and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, Hesiod, and Charles Baudelaire. He is also known for his role as leader of the highly influential literary circle called the George-Kreis and for founding the literary magazine Blätter für die Kunst [de] ("Journal for the Arts").
Stefan Anton George (July 12, 1868 – December 4, 1933) was a German poet, editor and translator. George was born in Bingen in Germany. He spent time in Paris, where he was among the writers and artists who attended the Tuesday soireés held by the poet Stéphane Mallarmé. He began to publish poetry in the 1890s. George founded and edited an important literary magazine called "Blätter für die Kunst". He was also at the center of an influential literary and academic circle known as the "Georgekreis
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