author
Nikolaus Schwarzkopf
1884–1962
A schoolteacher turned freelance writer, he wrote stories and novels rooted in German life and history. His work brought him the Georg Büchner Prize in 1930, and he remained closely connected to his hometown of Urberach.
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Riesele: Geschichte eines kleinen Pferdes
by Nikolaus Schwarzkopf
About the author
Born in Urberach near Darmstadt on March 27, 1884, Nikolaus Schwarzkopf was a German writer who first trained and worked as a teacher. Later he became a freelance author, building a literary career after his years in the classroom.
He is remembered for fiction as well as historical writing, and in 1930 he received the Georg Büchner Prize. Sources about his life also note that he worked at the Darmstadt adult education center before losing that position in 1933, after which he went to Berlin.
In his later years he returned to the Darmstadt area. He died in Darmstadt on October 17, 1962, and is still associated with Urberach, where his memory has been preserved locally.