Peter Altenberg

Austrian writer and poet (1859–1919)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Peter Altenberg is referenced by 65 other articles, and connects out to Jewish people, Vienna and Danube.

It is catalogued under topics including 1859 births, 1919 deaths and 19th-century Austrian Jews.

Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Born: Richard Engländer , ( 1859-03-09 ) 9 March 1859, Vienna , Austrian Empire
Died: 19 January 1919 (1919-01-19) (aged 59), Vienna, Republic of German-Austria
Occupation: Writer
Literary movement: Modernism

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Peter
Gender: male
Citizenship: Austria
Place of birth: Vienna
Place of death: Vienna
Educated at: Akademisches Gymnasium
Languages spoken: German
Native language: German
Religion: Judaism
Image: Scolik - Peter Altenberg.jpg

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place of burial: Vienna Central Cemetery
Commons category: Peter Altenberg
date of birth: 1859-03-09
date of death: 1919-01-06
birth name: Richard Engländer
archives at: Leo Baeck Institute
writing language: German
name in native language: Peter Altenberg
start of work period: 1896-01-01
end of work period: 1919-01-01
Commons Creator page: Peter Altenberg

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Works in European collections

14 objects attributed to Peter Altenberg, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Letter from Peter Altenberg to Gerhart Hauptmann

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Encyclopedic overview

Peter Altenberg (9 March 1859 – 8 January 1919) was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He played a key role in the genesis of early modernism in the city.

Biography

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