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Heinrich von Kleist
1777 – 1811 · aged 34
German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
- Born
- 18 Oct 1777 · Frankfurt (Oder)
- Died
- 21 Nov 1811 · Kleiner Wannsee
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- 18 Oct 1777BornBorn in Frankfurt (Oder)
- 21 Nov 1811DiedDied in Kleiner Wannsee
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Biography
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç fɔn ˈklaɪst] ; 18 October 1777 – 21 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays The Prince of Homburg, Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, The Broken Jug, Amphitryon, and Penthesilea, and the novellas Michael Kohlhaas and The Marquise of O. Kleist ended his life in a suicide pact by shooting himself together with a close female friend who was terminally ill.
The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him, as was the Kleist Theater in his birthplace Frankfurt an der Oder.
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