THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)
Rainer Maria Rilke was born on December 4, 1875 in Prague, Czech Republic and died on December 29, 1926, aged 51.
Born
December 4, 1875
Rainer Maria Rilke died aged 51.
Died: December 29, 1926
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Professions
- novelist, translator, writer, poet, playwright
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia, Cisleithania
More about Rainer Maria Rilke
- Zodiac sign
- Sagittarius
- Birth name
- René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke
Family
- Spouse
- Clara Westhoff
- Partner
- Lou Andreas-Salomem
- Partner
- Claire Goll
- Partner
- Baladine Klossowska
Official links & social profiles
All birth date sources
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- Artists of the World Online
- Find a Grave
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- The Fine Art Archive Db
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Internet Broadway Database
- Archivio Storico Ricordi
- Roglo
- International Music Score Library Project
- Rilke, Rainer [René] (Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef) Maria
- SNAC
- filmportal.de
- Czech National Authority Database
- Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
- Nationalencyklopedin
- Babelio
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Rainer Maria Rilke when they died?
Rainer Maria Rilke died aged 51.
When is Rainer Maria Rilke’s birthday?
Rainer Maria Rilke’s recorded birthday is December 4.
Where was Rainer Maria Rilke born?
Rainer Maria Rilke was born in Prague, Czech Republic.
What was Rainer Maria Rilke’s name at birth?
Rainer Maria Rilke’s recorded birth name is René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke.
When did Rainer Maria Rilke die?
Rainer Maria Rilke died on December 29, 1926.