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Nathan Katz (poet)

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Nathan Katz
Monument in Waldighofen
Monument in Waldighofen
Born(1892-12-24)December 24, 1892
Waldighofen, Alsace, France
DiedJanuary 12, 1981(1981-01-12) (aged 88)
Mulhouse, France
OccupationPoet
LanguageStandard German, Alsatian dialect
Notable worksDas Galgenstüblein
His birthplace in Waldighofen

Nathan Katz (24 December 1892, in Waldighofen – 12 January 1981, in Mulhouse) was a Jewish Alsatian poet from the Sundgau region. He wrote in Standard German as well as the Alsatian dialect.

Serving at the East Front during the First World War, he was made prisoner in Nizhny Novgorod, where he wrote Das Galgenstüblein in June 1915.

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