Heinrich von Kleist

Heinrich von Kleist
Born	Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist 18 October 1777 Frankfurt (Oder), Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
Died	21 November 1811(1811-11-21) (aged 34) Kleiner Wannsee, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Occupation	poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer
Nationality	German
Literary movement	Romanticism
Notable works	The Broken Jug, The Marquise of O, Michael Kohlhaas, Penthesilea, The Prince of Homburg
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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 and Penthesilea, and the novellas Michael Kohlhaas and The Marquise of O. Kleist died by 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.