Erich Kästner
Writer, Author
1899 – 1974
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Who was Erich Kästner?
Emil Erich Kästner was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poetry and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.
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- Born
- Feb 23, 1899
Dresden - Also known as
- Kästner, Erich
- Melchior Kurz
- Erich Kaestner
- Berthold Bürger
- Berhold Bürger
- Eric Kästner
- Eberhard Foerster
- Emil Erich Kästner
- Erich Kastner
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Germany
- West Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Leipzig
- Died
- Jul 29, 1974
Munich
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on July 23, 2013
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