Gerhart Hauptmann

Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann
Born	Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann; 15 November 1862; Obersalzbrunn, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia; (now Szczawno-Zdrój, Poland)
Died	6 June 1946 (aged 83); Agnetendorf in Niederschlesien, Polish-administrated Occupied Germany, now Jelenia Góra, Poland
Occupation	Dramatist
Nationality	German
Literary movement	Naturalism
Notable works	The Weavers, The Rats
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature (1912); Goethe Prize (1932);
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Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (German: [ˈɡeːɐ̯.haʁt ˈhaʊ̯ptˌman] ^ⓘ; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.

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