Nobel laureate

Gerhart Hauptmann — Nobel Prize in Literature 1912

“primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art”

Prize motivation

“primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art”

The Swedish Academy awarded Gerhart Hauptmann the 1912 Nobel Prize in Literature primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art.

Sources & data

  • Nobel Prize API (CC0).