Gerhart Hauptmann

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Gerhart Hauptmann
Born	Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (1862-11-15)15 November 1862 Obersalzbrunn, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia (now Szczawno-Zdrój, Poland)
Died	6 June 1946(1946-06-06) (aged 83) Agnetendorf in Niederschlesien, Polish-administrated Occupied Germany, now Jelenia Góra, Poland
Occupation	Dramatist
Nationality	German
Literary movement	Naturalism
Notable works	The Weavers, The Rats
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature (1912) Goethe Prize (1932)
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Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (German: [ˈɡeːɐ̯.haʁt ˈhaʊ̯ptˌman] ^ⓘ; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist.^[1] He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.