Reinhard Sorge Writer

Reinhard Sorge (29 January 1892, Berlin, German Empire – 20 July 1916, Ablaincourt, France) was a German dramatist and poet. He is best known for writing the Expressionist play The Beggar (Der Bettler), which won the Kleist Prize in 1912. Sorge served in the Imperial German Army in World War I beginning in 1915. He was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme in summer 1916.

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Reinhard Sorge
Birth dateJanuary 29, 1892
Birth place
Berlin , Germany
Nationality
Germans
Date of deathJuly 20, 1916
Place of death
Ablaincourt-Pressoir , France

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