Stefan George

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Stefan George
Photograph by Jacob Hilsdorf (1910)
Born	Stefan Anton George (1868-07-12)12 July 1868 Büdesheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died	4 December 1933(1933-12-04) (aged 65) Minusio, Ticino, Switzerland
Occupation	Poet
Language	German
Notable awards	Goethe Prize (1927)

Stefan Anton George (German: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈʔantoːn ɡeˈ(ʔ)ɔʁɡə]; 12 July 1868 – 4 December 1933) was a German symbolist poet and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, Hesiod, and Charles Baudelaire. He is also known for his role as leader of the highly influential literary circle called the George-Kreis and for founding the literary magazine Blätter für die Kunst [de] ('Journal for the Arts').