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Also known as Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm, Theodore Woldsen Storm

German writer (1817–1888)

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Theodor Storm (1817–1888) was a German poet, novelist, lawyer, and writer associated with the literary realism movement. Born in Husum and deceased in Hanerau-Hademarschen, he held citizenship in the Kingdom of Prussia and the Duchy of Schleswig. His notable works include *Der Schimmelreiter*, *Es waren zwei Königskinder*, *Bei kleinen Leuten*, *Sommer-Geschichten und Lieder*, and *Immensee und andere Novellen*.

Storm received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. He was educated at the Katharineum, Kiel University, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Ferdinand Tönnies was a student of his. Storm wrote in German and is referenced by 331 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1817
Died
1888
Works
352

Top works

  • Der Schimmelreiter
  • Es waren zwei Königskinder
  • Bei kleinen Leuten
  • Sommer-Geschichten und Lieder
  • Immensee und andere Novellen

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1817
Active to
1888
has german audiobooks

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
844
Total plays
11,726

Tags

literature

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Theodor+Storm">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Hans
Family name
Storm
Gender
male
Place of birth
Husum
Place of death
Hanerau-Hademarschen
Occupation
writer
Educated at
Katharineum
Languages spoken
German
Religion
atheism
Image
Theodor Storm (1817-1888).jpg
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Commons category
Theodor Storm
date of death
1888-07-04
date of birth
1817-09-14
topic's main category
Category:Theodor Storm
Commons gallery
Theodor Storm
writing language
German
name in native language
Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm
cause of death
stomach cancer
manner of death
natural causes
P12749
tappa
Sources (3)

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Works in European collections

12 objects attributed to Theodor Storm, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm ( German pronunciation: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈʃtɔʁm] ; 14 September 1817 – 4 July 1888), commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German-Frisian writer and poet. He is considered to be one of the most important figures of German realism.

Life

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