Erich Kästner

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Birthday

1899-02-23

Deathday

1974-07-29

Place of Birth

Dresden, Germany

Erich Kästner

Biography

Emil Erich Kästner (23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poetry and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.