Karl Krolow

German poet and translator (1915-1999) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 84

Karl Krolow was a German poet and translator. In 1956 he was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize. He was born in Hanover, Germany, and died in Darmstadt, Germany.

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1999Died21 June 19991990Hessian Order of MeritAwardJohann Heinrich Merck HonourAward1989Grand Cross of Merit of the Lower Saxony Order of MeritAward1988Friedrich-Hölderlin-PreisAward1985Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine ArtsAward1975Goethe-Plakette des Landes HessenAwardStadtschreiber von BergenAward1956Georg Büchner PrizeAward1915Born11 March 1915

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