Gottfried Keller

Description: (Swiss Poet and Writer Best Known for His Novel 'Green Henry')
Swiss author and poet Gottfried Keller remains one of the most significant contributors to German literature. After devoting his initial years to landscape painting, he focused on poetry and eventually became a pioneer of poetic realism. He also penned novels such as Green Henry and several short story collections.

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Birthday July 19, 1819 (Cancer)
Born In Zürich, Switzerland
Died on July 15, 1890
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