Wilhelm Hegeler (25 February 1870 in

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– 8 October 1943 in Irschenhausen) was a German novelist.

Biography

He studied law at the universities of

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and

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, traveled extensively, and returned to

in 1895 to settle down to literary work. He moved to

in 1897 and to

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in 1906.

Writings

He engaged in the production, at first, of naturalistic novels dealing with the life of the population along the river

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, later, of humorous satires. Their popularity in Germany was very great, and Hegeler's books frequently appeared among the lists of best sellers for certain years (1905, for instance). His works include: * ''Sonnige Tage'' (Berlin, 1898) * ''Ingenieur Horstmann'' (Berlin, 1900) * ''Das Ärgernis'' (Berlin, 1907)

Evaluation

His stories were at first characterized by a rather sharp and painful naturalism, but later assumed a convincing and powerful realism.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hegeler, Wilhelm 1870 births 1943 deaths People from Varel People from the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg 20th-century German novelists Writers from Lower Saxony Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni University of Geneva alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni German male novelists 20th-century German male writers