Gottfried Benn net worth and salary: Gottfried Benn is a Poet who has a net worth of $20 million. Gottfried Benn was born in in May 2, 1886. A German author, expressionist poet, and physician, he is best known for his nihilistic poems. His best-known works include Morgue und andere Gedichte, Fleisch, Schutt, and Nach dem Nihilismus.
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💰Gottfried Benn Net worth: $20 million (Updated at 15 March 2019)
About
A German author, expressionist poet, and physician, he is best known for his nihilistic poems. His best-known works include Morgue und andere Gedichte, Fleisch, Schutt, and Nach dem Nihilismus.
Before Fame
He attended the University of Marburg and the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy, studying theology and medicine, respectively.
Trivia
He initially supported the Nazi party, but quickly rescinded his praise after the 1934 Rohm-Putsch purge.
Family Life
He was the son of a Lutheran pastor from Brandenburg.
Associated With
He may or may not have met Bertolt Brecht in real life, but a fictionalized rendezvous between the two occurs in Gunther Grass' 1999 novel, My Century.
