Adalbert Stifter Writer

Adalbert Stifter (German: [ˈʃtɪftɐ]; 23 October 1805 – 28 January 1868) was an Austrian writer, poet, painter, and pedagogue. He was especially notable for the vivid natural landscapes depicted in his writing, and has long been popular in the German-speaking world, while almost entirely unknown to English readers.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 23, 1805
Birth place	Bohemia , Czech Republic , Horní Planá , Kingdom of Bohemia
Nationality	Austrians
Date of death	January 28, 1868
Place of death	Linz
Resting place	Linz
Education	University of Vienna

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Writer

Career start	1830
Career end	1868
genre	Poetic realism
influenced	Friedrich Nietzsche Thomas Mann W. H. Auden Marianne Moore W. G. Sebald
notable work	Witiko Der Nachsommer Rock Crystal (novella)