Gottfried Benn Quotes
Whoever wants to understand much must play much.
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| Birth: | 2nd May, 1886 |
| Death: | 7th July, 1956 |
| Nationality: | German |
| Profession: | Poet |
Gottfried Benn was born in Mansfeld, Germany. He was a German poet. He studied theology at the University of Marburg and military medicine at the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy in Berlin. He wrote several poetry include: Morgue and other Poems, Fleisch, and Static poems. His gradual loss of cynicism is richly reflected in the autobiography “Double Life”. A broad selection of his poetry and prose in English translation was published under the title Primal Vision.
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