Gustav Meyrink
1868 – 1932 · aged 64
Austrian writer and translator (1868-1932)
- Born
- 19 Jan 1868 · Vienna
- Died
- 4 Dec 1932 · Starnberg
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- 19 Jan 1868BornBorn in Vienna
- 4 Dec 1932DiedDied in Starnberg
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Major world events during their lifetime (1868 – 1932).
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
Biography
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".
Text from the Wikipedia article Gustav Meyrink, CC BY-SA 4.0
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