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Arno Schmidt was a German linguist, translator, writer, and poet. Born in Hamburg in 1914, he began his work period in 1933. His professional fields included essay, prose, and translation. He participated in World War II. Schmidt was a member of the German ethnic group and spoke German.
He received the Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt. His notable works include Die sechste Kolonne, Fouqué und einige seiner Zeitgenossen, Sommermeteor, Tina, and Tausendmorgen. Schmidt died in Celle in 1979. His cause of death was a stroke, and his manner of death was natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 1979
- Works
- 115
Top works
- Was wird er damit machen?
- Die sechste Kolonne
- Fouqué und einige seiner Zeitgenossen
- Sommermeteor
- Tina
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Schmidt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hamburg
- Place of death
- Celle
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- translation
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- KueheinHalbtrauer.jpg
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- Commons category
- Arno Schmidt
- date of birth
- 1914-01-18
- date of death
- 1979-06-03
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- Arno Schmidt
- ethnic group
- Germans
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Arno Schmidt, from an illustration by Jens Rusch [de] for his story Kühe in Halbtrauer Arno Schmidt's house in Bargfeld Schmidt's grave in the garden of his house in Bargfeld Arno Schmidt Foundation [de] Arno Schmidt ( German: [ˈaʁno ʃmɪt] ; 18 January 1914 – 3 June 1979) 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.
Biography
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