Ingeborg Bachmann

Born 25 June 1926 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria

Died 17 October 1973 (aged 47)

Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author. She is regarded as one of the major voices of German-language literature in the 20th century. In 1963, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by German philologist Harald Patzer.