Gustav Frenssen

Gustav Frenssen
Gustav Frenssen
(German Federal Archives
Born19 October 1863
Barlt, Duchy of Holstein
Died11 April 1945(1945-04-11) (aged 81)
Barlt, Nazi Germany
OccupationNovelist
NationalityGerman
GenreRegionalism, Heimatkunst

Gustav Frenssen (19 October 1863 – 11 April 1945) was a German novelist. He wrote patriotically about his native country and promoted Heimatkunst (regionalism) in literature.