Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet and novelist. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. Wikipedia
Born: December 4, 1875, Prague, Czechia
Died: December 29, 1926 (age 51 years), Montreux, Switzerland
Influenced by: Lou Andreas-Salomé, Friedrich Nietzsche, Auguste Rodin, and more
Spouse: Clara Westhoff (m. 1901–1926)
Children: Ruth Rilke
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