Gottfried Benn

Gottfried Benn
Benn in 1934
Born2 May 1886
Mansfeld, German Empire
Died7 July 1956 (aged 70)
West Berlin, West Germany
EducationMarburg University
Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin
Alma materKaiser Wilhelm Academy (MD)
OccupationsPhysician, pathologist, poet

Gottfried Benn (2 May 1886 – 7 July 1956) 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.

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