Historical FigureMale
Arno Schmidt
1914 – 1979
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryArno Schmidt was a German author and translator. He is little known outside of German-speaking areas, in part because his works present a formidable challenge to translators. Although not among Germany's most popular authors, critics and writers often consider him to be one of the most important German-language writers of the 20th century.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 18, 1914
Hamburg
Date of death
June 3, 1979
Celle
Citizenship
Germany
Occupations & fields
linguisttranslatorwriterpoetessayistmerchant
Awards & honours
Goethe Prize of the City of FrankfurtFontane-Preis
- Field and occupation
- německý spisovatel
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