Erich Kästner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Erich Kästner

German children's writer

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1899

Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 29-Jul-1974

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, engineer, author, journalist, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Erich Kästner

  • Emil Erich Kästner (German: ['?e???ç 'k?stn?]; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives.
  • He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.
  • He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.

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