Werner Bergengruen

Werner Bergengruen
Werner Bergengruen
Born16 September 1892
Riga, Livonia, Russian Empire
(Now Latvia)
Died4 September 1964(1964-09-04) (aged 71)
Occupationpoet, novelist.
NationalityGerman
Period20th century
SpouseCharlotte Hensel

Werner Bergengruen (September 16, 1892 – September 4, 1964) was a Baltic German novelist and poet. His best known works include the 1935 novel A Matter of Conscience and the 1939 short story collection Death from Reval.