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Karl May

German author of adventure novels set in the American West

Did you know?He wrote many of his famous stories about the American frontier before he had ever actually visited the United States.

Karl Friedrich May ( MY, German:; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author known for travel writing. His works, often in first-person narratives about travels and adventures, were mostly set in the American Old West or the Orient and Middle East, but also in Latin America, China and within Germany.

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Age at death: 70
Years since death: 114

Born: February 25, 1842 · Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany
Died: March 30, 1912
Nationality: Kingdom of Saxony
Known for: Literature, Music, Film

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Spouses: Emma Lina Pollmer, Klara May

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