Carl Spitteler

Poet, Author

1845 – 1924

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Who was Carl Spitteler?

Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919 "in special appreciation of his epic, Olympian Spring". His work includes both pessimistic and heroic poems.

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Born
Apr 24, 1845
Liestal
Also known as
  • Шпиттелер, Карл
  • 卡尔·施皮特勒
Nationality
  • Switzerland
Profession
Education
  • University of Zurich
Died
Dec 29, 1924
Lucerne

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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