At my father’s request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863.
Carl Spitteler Quotes
I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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| Birth: | 24th April, 1845 |
| Death: | 29th December, 1924 |
| Nationality: | Swiss |
| Profession: | Poet |
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Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919 "in special appreciation of his epic, Olympian Spring". His work includes both pessimistic and heroic poems.
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