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225th birthday to Heinrich von Kleist - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2002 - 56 Euro Cent


Theme: Art & Culture
CountryGermany / Federal Republic of Germany
Issue Date2002
Face Value 56.00 
PerforationK 13 1/4
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2156
Chronological ChapterGER-BRD
SID941892
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The writer Heinrich von Kleist was born on 18 October 1777 in Frankfurt / Oder. After a brief career with the military in Potsdam, he began writing in 1799. After a year and a half he dropped out of a versatile study at the university of his hometown as well as his employment in the Prussian Finance Department. From 1808 Kleist acted as publisher of the cultural magazine "Phöbus" and from October 1810 to March 1811 as publisher of the "Berliner Abendblätter". His best-known works include The Broken Jug, Michael Kohlhaas, Penthesilea, and Das Kathchen von Heilbronn. When he continued to be denied recognition for his literary work and his financial situation continued to deteriorate, Kleist took on 21 November 1811 on the small Wannsee near Potsdam the life.

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The writer Heinrich von Kleist was born on 18 October 1777 in Frankfurt / Oder. After a brief career with the military in Potsdam, he began writing in 1799. After a year and a half he dropped out of a versatile study at the university of his hometown as well as his employment in the Prussian Finance Department. From 1808 Kleist acted as publisher of the cultural magazine "Phöbus" and from October 1810 to March 1811 as publisher of the "Berliner Abendblätter". His best-known works include The Broken Jug, Michael Kohlhaas, Penthesilea, and Das Kathchen von Heilbronn. When he continued to be denied recognition for his literary work and his financial situation continued to deteriorate, Kleist took on 21 November 1811 on the small Wannsee near Potsdam the life..