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Born July 19, 1819 • Zürich • Switzerland
Died July 16, 1890 (aged 70) • Zürich • Switzerland
Notable Works “Green Henry” • “Martin Salander” • “Seven Legends” • “The People of Seldwyla”

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Gottfried Keller, drawing by R. Leemann, 1842; in the Zentralbibliothek, Zürich
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