Werner Bergengruen
German writer (1892-1964) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 71
Werner Bergengruen was a Baltic German novelist and poet. His best known works include the 1935 novel A Matter of Conscience and the 1939 short story collection Death from Reval.
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1964Died4 September 19641962Schiller Memorial PrizeAward1958Honorary Doctor of the University of MunichAwardPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderAward1957Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1951Wilhelm Raabe PrizeAward1892Born16 September 1892
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Lived 1892 to 1964 · aged 71
