About Gustav Renker
Lived 1889 – 1967 (aged 77). Gustav Renker was a Swiss writer, novelist, journalist, conductor, composer and musician.
Gustav Renker (12 October 1889 – 23 July 1967) was an Austrian and Swiss journalist and novelist known for his literary regionalism.
Renker has published over sixty novels, some of which have been made into films. His work is mostly attributable to the anti-modern province literature of the interwar period.
He was the father in law of Heinrich Sutermeister. Part of his literary estate is archived in the Carinthian literary archives in Klagenfurt.
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Who was Gustav Renker?
journalist and writer (1889-1967)
When was Gustav Renker born?
Gustav Renker was born on 12 October 1889 in Vienna.
When did Gustav Renker die?
Gustav Renker died on 23 July 1967 in Langnau im Emmental.
What was Gustav Renker's occupation?
Gustav Renker was a writer, novelist, journalist, conductor, composer and musician.
What nationality was Gustav Renker?
Gustav Renker was Swiss.
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