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Hauptmann

American  
[houpt-mahn] / ˈhaʊptˌmɑn /

noun

  1. Gerhart 1862–1946, German dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel Prize 1912.


Hauptmann British  
/ ˈhaʊptman /

noun

  1. Gerhart (ˈɡeːrhart). 1862–1946, German naturalist, dramatist, novelist, and poet. His works include the historical drama The Weavers (1892): Nobel prize for literature 1912

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German playwright and novelist Gerhart Hauptmann insisted that “dramatic dialogue must only present thoughts in the process of being thought.”

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

Hauptmann was convicted after a six-week trial in Flemington, New Jersey, and sentenced to death.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2024

One such scientist is Greenlandic microbiologist Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann who lives in the capital city, Nuuk.

From National Geographic Jan. 25, 2024

Bruno Hauptmann was sentenced to death in the kidnapping and death of Baby Lindbergh, but police always believed, but never proved, that someone within the Lindbergh household was also involved.

From Washington Post Dec. 17, 2022

Werner washes Frederick’s mess tin for him; he shares homework answers, shoe polish, sweets from Dr. Hauptmann; they run next to each other during field exercises.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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