Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler (24 April 1845 – 29 December 1924) 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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24 April 1845 Liestal, Switzerland
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Died |
29 December 1924 (aged 79) Lucerne, Switzerland
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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