Erich Kästner
Writing
Birthday
1899/02/23
Day of death
1974/07/29 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Dresden, Germany
Also know as
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Biography
Emil Erich Kästner (23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poetry and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.
