1842 - 1912
Karl May German Writer
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Karl May was previously married to Klara Plohn (1903).
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
123 years, 5 months
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123 years, 5 months
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Details
| First Name |
Karl
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| Last Name |
May
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| Birthday |
25th February, 1842
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| Birthplace |
Ernstthal, Kingdom of Saxony
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| Died |
30th March, 1912
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| Place of Death |
Radebeul, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Nationality |
German
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| Occupation Text |
Writer; author
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Western, Travel Fiction, 'Heimatromane', Adventure Novels, German homeland novels
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| Official Websites |
http://www.karl-may-gesellschaft.de
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Karl Friedrich May (MY, ; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author. He is best known for his novels of travels and adventures, set in the American Old West, the Orient, the Middle East, Latin America, China and Germany. He also wrote poetry, a play, and composed music. He was a proficient player of several musical instruments. Many of his works were adapted for film, theatre, audio dramas and comics. Later in his career, May turned to philosophical and spiritual genres. He is one of the best-selling German writers of all time, with about 200,000,000 copies sold worldwide.
