Gustav Meyrink

Gustav Meyrink (19 January 1868 – 4 December 1932) was the pseudonym of Gustav Meyer, an Austrian author, novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel The Golem. He has been described as the "most respected German language writer in the field of supernatural fiction".

Gustav Meyrink
Meyrink around 1886
Born
Gustav Meyer

(1868-01-19)19 January 1868
Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died4 December 1932(1932-12-04) (aged 64)
Starnberg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Resting placeStarnberg Cemetery
NationalityAustrian
CitizenshipAustria
Known forThe Golem
ChildrenSibylle Felizitas Böhler (1906), Harro Fortunat Meyrink (1908)
Parent(s)Karl von Varnbüler and Maria Wilhelmina Adelheyd Meier.
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