Carl Spitteler
Carl Spitteler
Carl Friedrich Georg Spittelerwas a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919 "in special appreciation of his epic, Olympian Spring". His work includes both pessimistic and heroic poems...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth24 April 1845
CountrySwitzerland
fate july independence
In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence.
my-family moved
I moved to Lucerne, where I have lived happily with my family ever since.
father zurich law
At my father's request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863.
august left
I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.