Hermann Hesse

1877–1962

Photograph of Hermann Hesse

About Hermann Hesse

Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)

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Personal Details

Given Name: Hermann
Surname: Hesse
Born: 1877, Calw
Died: 1962
Occupation: Nobel Prize winner, bookseller, illustrator, librettist, literary scholar, novelist, pacifist, painter, philosopher, poet, resistance fighter, writer

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