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Kurz, etching by Johann Lindner, c. 1870
Kurz, etching by Johann Lindner, c. 1870

Hermann Kurz

German writer
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Born:
Nov. 30, 1813, Reutlingen, kingdom of Württemberg [Germany]
Died:
Oct. 10, 1873, Tübingen, Ger. (aged 59)

Hermann Kurz (born Nov. 30, 1813, Reutlingen, kingdom of Württemberg [Germany]—died Oct. 10, 1873, Tübingen, Ger.) was a German writer chiefly known for two powerful historical novels, Schillers Heimatjahre (1843; “Schiller’s Homeland Years”) and Der Sonnenwirt (1855; “The Proprietor of the Sun Inn”), both critical of the existing social order, and for his satirically humorous tales of Swabian life in Erzählungen (1858–63; “Tales”). Although Kurz studied at the theological seminary in Tübingen (1831–35), he gave up his position as a minister to earn his living as a writer. Failing at that, he became a librarian at the University of Tübingen. ...(100 of 135 words)

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