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Also Known As	Peter Ulrich Weiss
Born	November 8, 1916 • Germany
Died	May 10, 1982 (aged 65) • Stockholm • Sweden
Awards And Honors	Büchner Prize (1982)
Notable Works	“Marat/Sade” • “The Investigation” • “The Song of the Lusitanian Bogey”

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