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Gertrud Ingeborg Klett

1871–1917

A German writer and translator, she helped bring Scandinavian and English literature to German readers in the early 20th century. Her own work ranged from poetry to picture-book texts, with a gentle, imaginative tone.

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Weißt Du wieviel Sternlein stehen?

Weißt Du wieviel Sternlein stehen?

by Gertrud Ingeborg Klett

About the author

Born in Ludwigsburg on July 4, 1871, Gertrud Ingeborg Klett was a German author and literary translator. She later lived in Stuttgart and Calw with her family, and eventually moved to Munich, where she died on June 16, 1917, just before her 46th birthday.

Klett wrote poems and texts for picture books, and she also became known for translating fiction into German from Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and English. Sources available during this search name writers such as Gustaf af Geijerstam, Knut Hamsun, Johannes V. Jensen, and H. G. Wells among the authors she translated.

Although biographical details about her early life and education are scarce, her surviving work shows both a lyrical side and a strong connection to international literature. Titles associated with her include Aus jungen Tagen, Waldnacht, and Weißt Du wieviel Sternlein stehen?