Heinrich von Kleist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich von Kleist

German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1777

Place of Birth: Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1811

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, poet lawyer, journalist, novelist, short story writer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (18 October 1777 – 21 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist.
His best known works are the theatre plays Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, The Broken Jug, Amphitryon, Penthesilea and the novellas Michael Kohlhaas and The Marquise of O.
Kleist committed suicide together with a close female friend who was terminally ill. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him, as was the Kleist Theater in his birthplace Frankfurt an der Oder.