Quote of the day
In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to their food, their habits, and the localities in which they are found.
Heinrich von Kleist
Born: October 18, 1777
Died: November 21, 1811 (aged 34)
Bio: Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him, as was the Kleist Theater in his birthplace.
Known for:
- Penthesilea (1808)
- Michael Kohlhaas (1810)
- The Broken Jug
- The Prince of Homburg
- The Marquise of O (1808)