Born: 13 March 1830 · Died: 2 April 1914 · Age at death: 84
How old was Paul Heyse when he died?
Paul Heyse died aged 84. He was born on 13 March 1830 and died on 2 April 1914.
Nobel Prize-winning German author and translator
Did you know?He was a child prodigy who wrote his first play, a tragedy, while he was still a student at university.
Quick facts
Date of birth13 March 1830
Date of death2 April 1914
Age at death84
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceBerlin, Germany
Occupationpoet, playwright, translator
Editor's Take:
Paul Heyse was one of the most admired German writers of his day. He was the first German author of fiction to win the Nobel Prize. He wrote poetry, plays and novels, but the novella was his true form. He even set out rules for writing them. His graceful stories were praised for their craft. Fashions changed soon after his death, and he is now little read outside Germany. Scholars still value his novellas as models of the form.
Key Milestones
1854: Moves to Munich at the invitation of King Maximilian II
1855: Publishes L'Arrabbiata
1873: Publishes Children of the World
1910: Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (German:; 15 March 1830 – 2 April 1914) was a German writer and translator. A member of two important literary societies, the Tunnel über der Spree in Berlin and Die Krokodile in Munich, he wrote novels, poetry, 177 short stories, and about sixty dramas.
Paul Heyse's birthday is March 13. He was born on March 13, 1830 in Berlin, Germany.
How old was Paul Heyse when he died?
Paul Heyse died on April 2, 1914, aged 84.
Who shares a birthday with Paul Heyse?
Famous people who share Paul Heyse's March 13 birthday include Giorgos Seferis, Joseph Priestley, Innocent XII, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Mahmoud Darwish.
