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Gottfried Keller was born on July 19, 1819[1], in Zurich[2]. He died on July 15, 1890[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], painter[7], novelist[8], and chancery manager[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,607 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[10]
Educated at: Academy of Fine Arts, Munich[17], Heidelberg University[18]
Notable work: Heroic Landscape[19], Martin Salander[20], Green Henry[21], The People of Seldwyla[22], The Banner of the Upright Seven[23], Züricher Novellen[24]
Award received: Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[25]
Work location: Zurich[37], Munich[38], Heidelberg[39]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Gottfried Keller include Federal Gottfried Keller Foundation[40], a memory institution[41], in Switzerland[42], founded in 1890[43] and Gottfried-Keller-Preis[44], a literary award[45], in Switzerland[46], founded in 1921[47].
Why It Matters
Gottfried Keller has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Works attributed to him include Green Henry[50], a literary work[51] and The People of Seldwyla[52], a literary work[53]. Entities named for him include Federal Gottfried Keller Foundation[40], a memory institution[41], in Switzerland[42], founded in 1890[43] and Gottfried-Keller-Preis[44], a literary award[45], in Switzerland[46], founded in 1921[47].
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