Georg Trakl

Georg Trakl

February 03, 1887 – November 03, 1914
Place of Birth: Salzburg, Duchy of Salzburg, Austria-Hungary
Place of Death: Kraków, Austria-Hungary (now Poland)

Georg Trakl (3 February 1887 – 3 November 1914) was an Austrian poet and brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. He is perhaps best known for his poem "Grodek", which he wrote shortly before he died of a cocaine overdose.