Carl Spitteler
April 24, 1845 –December 29, 1924
Poet, Writer, Theologian
Lived 79 years
- Born in
- Liestal
- Passed away in
- Lucerne
Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler (24 April 1845 – 29 December 1924) was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919 "in special appreciation of his epic Olympian Spring". His work includes both pessimistic and heroic poems.
Notable works: Unser Schweizer Standpunkt, Olympian Spring Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Schiller prize Education: University of Zurich
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