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Sudermann, Hermann (1857-1928)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1928 Nov 28 p. 1

Birth date: 1857

text of obituary:

Famous German Dramatist Dies at Berlin

Berlin, Nov. 21. — Hermann Sudermann, noted dramatist, died tonight.

Hermann Sudermann, German dramatist and novelist, was born in East Prussia in 1857 of a Mennonite family long settled near Elbing. He became a journalist and for two years was the editor of a paper, then turning to the writing of novels.