Gerhart Hauptmann

Gerhart Hauptmann
BornGerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann
(1862-11-15)15 November 1862
Obersalzbrunn, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia
(now Szczawno-Zdrój, Poland)
Died6 June 1946(1946-06-06) (aged 83)
Agnetendorf in Niederschlesien, Polish-administrated Occupied Germany, now Jelenia Góra, Poland
OccupationDramatist
NationalityGerman
Literary movementNaturalism
Notable worksThe Weavers, The Rats
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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.