Gottfried Benn
German poet and essayist
Gottfried Benn was a German poet, essayist, and physician. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1951. Wikipedia
Born: May 2, 1886, Putlitz, Germany
Died: July 7, 1956 (age 70 years), West Berlin
Spouse: Ilse Kaul (m. 1946–1956), Herte von Wedemeyer (m. 1938–1945), and Eva Brandt (m. 1914–1922)
Children: Nele Poul Sørensen
Place of burial: Forest cemetery Dahlem, Berlin, Germany
Parents: Gustav Benn and Caroline Benn
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