Karl May

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Role

Writer

Date of birth

02/24/1842

Date of death

03/30/1912

Place of birth

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Kingdom of Saxony [now Saxony, Germany]

Karl May

Biography

Karl May was born on February 25, 1842 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Kingdom of Saxony as Karl Friedrich May. He was a writer, known for Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920), Caravan of Death (1920) and Durch die Wüste (1936). He was married to Klara Plöhn and Emma Pollmer. He died on March 30, 1912 in Radebeul, Kingdom of Saxony [now Saxony], Germany.

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