Stefan George
1868 – 1933 · aged 65
German poet, editor, and translator (1868–1933)
- Born
- 12 Jul 1868 · Büdesheim
- Died
- 4 Dec 1933 · Minusio
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- 12 Jul 1868BornBorn in Büdesheim
- 1927AwardGoethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
- 1932AwardGoethe Medal for Art and Science
- 4 Dec 1933DiedDied in Minusio
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Major world events during their lifetime (1868 – 1933).
- 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
- 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
Biography
Stefan Anton George (German: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈʔantoːn ɡeˈ(ʔ)ɔʁɡə]; 12 July 1868 – 4 December 1933) was a German symbolist poet and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, Hesiod, and Charles Baudelaire. He is also known for his role as leader of the highly influential literary circle called the George-Kreis and for founding the literary magazine Blätter für die Kunst ("Journal for the Arts").
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