About Karl Riha
Lived 1935 – 2026 (aged 90). Karl Riha was a German and Czech literary scholar, university teacher, writer, literary critic, linguist and germanist.
Karl Riha (3 June 1935 – 10 January 2026) was a German poet, writer and literary scholar.
Life and career Riha was born in Český Krumlov, Czechoslovakia on 3 June 1935. From 1989, he published the series Vergessene Autoren der Moderne (Forgotten Authors of the Modern style), along with Marcel Beyer at the University of Siegen.
In 1996, he was awarded the Kassel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humor.
Riha died in Siegen on 10 January 2026, at the age of 90.
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Who was Karl Riha?
German author and literary scholar
When was Karl Riha born?
Karl Riha was born on 3 June 1935 in Český Krumlov.
When did Karl Riha die?
Karl Riha died on 10 January 2026 in Siegen.
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Karl Riha was a literary scholar, university teacher, writer, literary critic, linguist and germanist.
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Karl Riha was German and Czech.
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