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Nov 26, 2019 · Full Name: Hermann Karl Hesse. Known For: Acclaimed novelist and Nobel laureate whose work is known for the individual’s search for self-knowledge and spirituality. Born: July 2, 1877 in Calw, Württemberg, German Empire. Parents: Marie Gundert and Johannes Hesse. Died: August 9, 1962 in Montagnola, Ticino, Switzerland.
Hermann Karl Hesse ( German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə] ⓘ; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
- German, Swiss
- Cimitero di S. Abbondio, Gentilino, Ticino
- Fiction
In the same year, he married Maria Bernoulli, and the couple took up a secluded residence at Gaienhofen, where Hesse became a free lance writer and a contributor to a number of journals. Hesse's second successful novel, Unterm Rad ( Beneath the Wheel ), was published in 1906, followed by Gertrud in 1910 and Rosshalde in 1914.
Hermann Hesse was born in Calw in the Black Forest in the German state of Wüttenberg on July 2, 1877. His father, Johannes Hesse, was born in Weissenstein, Estonia, and retained Russian citizenship. His mother, Marie Gundert, was born to Pietist missionaries in Talatscheri, India. In 1880, Hesse's family moved to Basle, a city located on the ...
Jul 12, 2022 · In 1904, Hermann Hesse wed Maria Bernoulli. The couple had three boys while residing in Gaienhofen on Lake Constance. His interest in Buddhism was revived around this time after reading a piece by Arthur Schopenhauer and learning about Theosophy. Numerous problems in the marriage finally led to divorce.
This same year he married Maria Bernoulli while her father, who disapproved of Hesse, was away for the weekend. They settled in Gaienhofen and had three sons together. While in Gaienhofen Hesse wrote his novel, Beneath the Wheel. It was published in 1906 and was followed by a number of poems and short stories.
Mar 18, 1997 · Marries Maria Bernoulli. Is awarded the Bauernfeld Prize. 1904-1912: Lives in Gaienhofen on the Bodensee. Writes and contributes to numerous journals (Simplicissimus, Rheinlande, Neue Rundschau, and others). Visits Italy. Lecture tours. 1905: Birth of first child, Bruno. 1906: Unterm Rad. 1907: Builds his own house in Gaienhofen. Diesseits ...
