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H. C. Artmann

Hans Carl Artmann (12 June 1921 – 4 December 2000), also known as Ib Hansen, was an Austrian poet and writer, most popular for his early poems written in Viennese (med ana schwoazzn dintn, 1958), which however, never after were to be the focus of his oeuvre. • Illustration — Acceptance speech for Grand Austrian State Prize, 1974, Vienna, Hofburg • Illustration — Grave of H.C.

H. C. Artmann

Austrian poet H.C. Artmann on 1974-11-21, during his acceptance speech when getting en:Grand Austrian State Prize for literature. The poet however never cared very much about such things... (Nikon 85mm lens; available light [no flash], TRI-X film, Microdol).

Wolfgang H. Wögerer, Wien · CC BY 3.0

Born
1921
Died
2000
Nationality
Austria
Occupation
linguist · poet · translator · writer · English–German translator · Spanish–German translator · painter · screenwriter

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Hans Carl Artmann (12 June 1921 – 4 December 2000), also known as Ib Hansen, was an Austrian poet and writer, most popular for his early poems written in Viennese (med ana schwoazzn dintn, 1958), which however, never after were to be the focus of his oeuvre. • Illustration — Acceptance speech for Grand Austrian State Prize, 1974, Vienna, Hofburg • Illustration — Grave of H.C.

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H. C. Artmann was English–German translator, linguist and painter of Austria nationality. Born in 1921 at Kienmayergasse 43. Death followed in 2000 at Vienna. Among the honours is Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, City of Vienna Literature Prize and Franz Nabl Prize. Membership included Academy of Arts (West Berlin) and Academy of Arts, Berlin.

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