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Wilhelm Weigand
1862–1949
A German poet and novelist linked with both Realism and Neoromanticism, his work drew on Franconian roots while speaking to readers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He wrote across genres and remained active long enough to witness huge changes in German literary life.
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Die Hexe: Eine Erzählung
by Wilhelm Weigand
About the author
Born in Gissigheim on March 13, 1862, Wilhelm Weigand was a German writer associated with Realism and Neoromanticism. He was born Wilhelm Schnarrenberger and later adopted his grandmother’s maiden name, becoming Wilhelm Weigand.
He is remembered as a poet and prose writer whose work was shaped by southern German and Franconian settings. After moving to Munich, he became part of the city’s literary world, and his career spanned decades in which German literature was rapidly changing.
Weigand died in Munich on December 20, 1949. Reliable image sources located during this search did not provide a clear usable portrait from page images, so no profile image is included here.