Heinz Kahlau

Heinz Kahlau

German writer

Died aged 81AquariusGermany

Biography

Heinz Kahlau (6 February 1931 – 6 April 2012) was a German writer.

He is remembered as one of the best known lyric poets in the German Democratic Republic. He wrote song lyrics, dramas and prose pieces. He was particularly well known for his popular love poems. At the time of his death the Leipziger Volkszeitung (newspaper) reported that around four million copies of volumes of his poetry had been sold.

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Awards & honours (9)

  • Goethe Prize of the City of Berlin
  • National Prize of East Germany
  • Johannes R. Becher Medal
  • Patriotic Order of Merit
  • Medal of Merit of the National People's Army
  • Heinrich Greif Prize
  • Heinrich-Heine-Preis des Ministeriums für Kultur der DDR
  • Erich Weinert Medal
  • Lessing-Preis der DDR

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Heinz Kahlau died on April 6, 2012 at the age of 81.
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Heinz Kahlau was born on February 6, 1931.
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Heinz Kahlau was born in Potsdam.
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Heinz Kahlau is a citizen of Germany.
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