With a substantial biography by Ulrich Kittstein
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Gottfried Keller
Gottfried Keller was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature. Best known for his novel Green Henry and his cycle of novellas called Seldwyla Folks, he became one of the most popular narrators of literary realism in the late 19th century.
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Born 19 July 1819 · Died 15 July 1890 · Q122370
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1998· 1 entry
“I sometimes think that ‘friend’ is just a word I use for all the people I haven't murdered yet.”
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1890· 2 entries
Died 1890-07-15.
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Shortly before the end of her tragic life, Lydia Escher (1858–1891) invested the Escher fortune in a foundation which she named after Gottfried Keller, to whom her father gave consistent support
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1876· 2 entries
Awarded Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1876).
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And began a period of literary activity that was to last to his death, living the life of an old bachelor with his sister Regula as his housekeeper
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1872· 1 entry
Keller published Seven Legends (Sieben Legenden), which dealt with the early Christian era
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1842· 1 entry
And, although possessing artistic talent, took up writing
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1840· 1 entry
Went to Munich (Bavaria) to study art for a time at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
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1834· 1 entry
To the landscape painter Steiger and in 1837 to the watercolourist Rudolf Meyer (1803–1857)
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1819· 1 entry
Born 1819-07-19.
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