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Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke, pictured on a contemporary photo, undated picture. Rilke is one of the most important German language authors of the first half of the 20th century. He was born on December 4, 1875 in Prague and died on December 29, 1926 in Val-Mont near Montreux, Switzerland. His works include "Duineser Elegien" ("Duino Elegies", 1923) and "Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge" ("The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge", 1910). (KEYSTONE/DPA/Str) === , ===