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Wilhelm Hauff
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Wilhelm Hauff was a German author whose literary career began in 1823. He was born on 29 November 1802 and died on 18 November 1827. His body of work includes 276 titles, with notable publications such as *Lichtenstein*, *Phantasien im Bremer Rathskeller*, *Werke*, *Fairy tales*, and *Phantasien und Skizzen*.
His writings have been adapted into various audio formats, including audiobooks and podcasts, often tagged with German and German-language descriptors. While one source lists five works, another records a total of 276. His name appears in 461 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 29 November 1802
- Died
- 18 November 1827
- Works
- 276
Top works
- Lichtenstein
- Phantasien im Bremer Rathskeller
- Werke
- Fairy tales
- Phantasien und Skizzen
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,519
- Total plays
- 17,033
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Wilhelm Hauff (November 29, 1802 - November 18, 1827) was a German poet and novelist. Wilhelm Hauff was born in Stuttgart, the son of August Friedrich Hauff, a secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs, and Hedwig Wilhelmine Elsaesser Hauff. He was the second of four children. Young Hauff lost his father when he was seven years old, and his early education was practically self-gained in the library of his maternal grandfather at Tübingen, where his mother had moved after the death of her hu
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,397x
- Many-body physics with ultracold gases
· 2008 · cited 7,097x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,794x
- Emerging applications of stimuli-responsive polymer materials
· 2010 · cited 5,441x
- Analysis of nanoparticle delivery to tumours
· 2016 · cited 4,597x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Family name
- Hauff
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Württemberg
- Place of birth
- Stuttgart
- Place of death
- Stuttgart
- Occupation
- fairy tales writer
- Educated at
- Tübinger Stift
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- The Story of Caliph Stork
- Field of work
- fairy tale
- Image
- Masterpieces of German literature - Wilhelm Hauff.png
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- Commons category
- Wilhelm Hauff
- date of birth
- 1802-01-01
- date of death
- 1827-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Wilhelm Hauff
- Commons gallery
- Wilhelm Hauff
- name in native language
- Wilhelm Hauff
- ethnic group
- Germans
- cause of death
- typhus
- writing language
- German
- start of work period
- 1823-00-00
- archives at
- German Literature Archive Marbach
- Commons Creator page
- Wilhelm Hauff
- has works in the collection
- Anne Frank House
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Wilhelm Hauff (29 November 1802 – 18 November 1827) was a German poet and novelist known for his stories and novels. Raised in Stuttgart and educated in Tübingen, he wrote fairy tales such as Der kleine Muck (Little Muck) and Das kalte Herz (Heart of Stone), the historical romance Lichtenstein, and the parody Der Mann im Mond (The Man in the Moon). He died of typhoid fever at age 24. Blending exotic and fantastic motifs with German settings, his tales remain popular in German-speaking countries.
Early life
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