Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
Hermann Hesse was born on July 2, 1877 in Calw and died on August 9, 1962 in Montagnola, aged 85. Recorded occupations: novelist, poet, literary scholar, painter, philosopher and resistance fighter. Country of citizenship: German Empire, Switzerland and Germany. Associated movement: Art Nouveau. Fields of work: prose. Notable works include “The Glass Bead Game”, “Demian”, “Steppenwolf”, “Siddhartha”, “Peter Camenzind” and “Narcissus and Goldmund”. Educated at Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium and Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren. Honours include Nobel Prize in Literature, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bauernfeld prize, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Gottfried-Keller-Preis and Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt. Member of Prussian Academy of Arts.
- Born
- July 2, 1877 · Calw
- Died
- August 9, 1962 · Montagnola
- Age at death
- 85
- Citizenship
- German Empire, Switzerland, Germany
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, literary scholar, painter, philosopher, resistance fighter
- Movements
- Art Nouveau
- Notable works
- The Glass Bead Game, Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Peter Camenzind, Narcissus and Goldmund
- Education
- Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren
- Honours
- Nobel Prize in Literature, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bauernfeld prize, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Gottfried-Keller-Preis, Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
- Wikipedia editions
- 115 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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