Carl Spitteler
Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler Born (1845-04-24)24 April 1845 Liestal, Switzerland Died 29 December 1924(1924-12-29) (aged 79) Lucerne, Switzerland Occupation Poet Language German Nationality Swiss Notable awards Nobel Prize in Literature 1919 Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler (24 April 1845 – 29 December 1924) 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.