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Nobel Prize in Literature
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Gerhart Hauptmann
1862-11-15 – 1946-06-06
Life & Legacy
Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (German: [ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt ˈhaʊptman] ; 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.
Occupation & Career
playwright, poet, lyricist, novelist, autobiographer, screenwriter, writer
Education
University of Jena
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Nobel Prize in Literature; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna; Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class; Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; honorary doctor of the Leipzig University; Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford; honorary doctorate from Columbia University; honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague; Franz-Grillparzer-Preis; Goethe Medal for Art and Science; Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches; Pour le Mérite; Order of the Red Eagle; honorary citizen of Breslau; The Rats; The Assumption of Hannele; The Weavers
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches · Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art · Franz-Grillparzer-Preis · Goethe Medal for Art and Science · Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt · honorary citizen of Breslau · honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague · honorary doctor of the Leipzig University · Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford · honorary doctorate from Columbia University · Nobel Prize in Literature · Order of the Red Eagle · Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class · Pour le Mérite · Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order · Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna
Organizations & Memberships
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Notable Work
The Assumption of Hannele · The Rats · The Weavers
Education & Institutions
University of Jena
Verified Legacy Record
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Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
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Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna
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Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class
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Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
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Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
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honorary doctor of the Leipzig University
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Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
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honorary doctorate from Columbia University
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honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague
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Franz-Grillparzer-Preis
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Goethe Medal for Art and Science
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Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches
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Pour le Mérite
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Order of the Red Eagle
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honorary citizen of Breslau
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Family Child
Ivo Hauptmann
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Family Child
Benvenuto Hauptmann
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Family Father
Robert Hauptmann
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Family Sibling
Carl Hauptmann
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Family Spouse
Margarete Hauptmann
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Family Spouse
Marie Thienemann Hauptmann
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Notable Work
The Rats
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Notable Work
The Assumption of Hannele
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Notable Work
The Weavers
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Sources & Provenance
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