Erich Kästner

Erich Kästner

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1899-02-23

  • Day of Death

    1974-07-29 (75 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Dresden, Germany

Biography

Emil Erich Kästner (23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poetry and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.

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