Quick Facts About Gerhart Hauptmann
- Born
- November 15, 1862
- Died
- June 6, 1946
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Profession
- Playwright
- Notable works
- Die Weber: Schauspiel aus den vierziger Jahren
- Known for
- The Weavers, The Rats, The Assumption of Hannele
- Spouse
- Margarete Hauptmann
About Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann 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.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Nobel Prize in Literature
Order of the Red Eagle
Pour le Mérite
Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches
Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna
Goethe Medal for Art and Science
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Franz-Grillparzer-Preis
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class
honorary doctorate from Columbia University
honorary doctor of the Leipzig University
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague
honorary citizen of Breslau
