{"id":1816,"date":"2016-01-19T11:20:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T10:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fondationrilke.ch\/en\/?page_id=1816"},"modified":"2016-02-29T14:43:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T13:43:39","slug":"rainer-maria-rilke","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rilke1.destinazio.info\/en\/rainer-maria-rilke\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainer Maria Rilke "},"content":{"rendered":"
\n1838<\/strong> Father Josef Rilke born in Schwabitz (Bohemian-Leipa).<\/p>\n

1851<\/strong> Mother Sophie Entz born in Prague.<\/p>\n

1873<\/strong> Josef Rilke and Sophie Entz marry.<\/p>\n

1875<\/strong> Ren\u00e9 (Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef) Maria Rilke born December 4th<\/sup> in Prague at his parents\u2019 address, Heinrichsgasse 19.<\/p>\n

1878<\/strong> Clara Westhoff born November 21st<\/sup> in Bremen.<\/p>\n

1882-1884<\/strong> Rilke attends Piarist primary school in Prague. Rilke remains with his mother following his parents\u2019 separation.<\/p>\n

1886<\/strong> Rilke enters the St. P\u00f6lten military academy on September 1st<\/sup> and writes his first poems.<\/p>\n

1890<\/strong> Rilke graduates from St. P\u00f6lten and enters the military secondary school M\u00e4hrisch Wei\u00dfkirchen.<\/p>\n

1891<\/strong> Rilke leaves M\u00e4hrisch Wei\u00dfkirchen due to illness and begins a three-year course of study at Handelsakademie in Linz, which he breaks off mid-1891.<\/p>\n

1892<\/strong> Rilke receives private instruction in Prague in the fall to meet higher education entrance qualifications.<\/p>\n

1893<\/strong> Rilke begins friendship with Valerie von David-Rhonfeld.<\/p>\n

1894<\/strong> Rilke publishes Leben und Lieder (Life and Songs)<\/em>, his first independent book of poetry.<\/p>\n

1895<\/strong> Rilke matriculates with honors. Beginning in the winter semester of 1895\/96, Rilke studies art history, literature, and philosophy at the University of Prague (Karls-Universit\u00e4t<\/em>). He publishes the poetry collection Larenopfer (Offerings to the Lares)<\/em> and assembles the first volume of Wegwarten (Wild Chicory)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1896<\/strong> Rilke changes course of study in the summer semester and turns his attention to law and political science. Performance of the drama Jetzt und in der Stunde unseres Absterbens (Now and in the Hour of Our Death<\/em>). Transfer to the University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-<\/em>Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen), where he takes courses for two semesters in art history, aesthetics, and Darwinian theory.<\/p>\n

1897<\/strong> Rilke resides in Munich until the beginning of October. Visits Prague in January, Arco (South Tyrol), Venice, and Merano in March and April, and resides in Wolfratshausen from June through August. In October, he moves to Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Traumgekr\u00f6nt (Crowned with Dreams)<\/em> is published. Drama Im Fr\u00fchfrost (Early Frost)<\/em> debuts in Prague.<\/p>\n

1898<\/strong> Rilke resides until the end of July in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. During the year he travels as follows. March: Prague (holds a lecture). April-May: Arco, Florence, Viareggio. June: Prague. July: Sopot. Resides beginning in August in Berlin-Schmargendoft. Mid-December through end of year: Hamburg, Bremen, Worpswede. Rilke writes the Florenzer Tagebuch (Florence Diaries)<\/em> and begins the Schmargendorfer Tagebuch (Schmargendorf Diaries)<\/em>. Advent (Before Christmas)<\/em>, Am Leben hin (On Life\u2019s Way)<\/em>, and Ohne Gegenwart (Not Present)<\/em> are published.<\/p>\n

1899<\/strong> Rilke resides in Berlin-Schmargendorf. Travels are as follows. March: Arco, Bolzano, Prague, Vienna. April-June: Russia. July: Berlin. August to mid-September: Bibrasberg near Meinungen. Mid-September to end of December: Berlin. Rilke writes the first part of the Stunden-Buch (Book of Hours)<\/em> in Berlin and continues the Schmargendorfer Tagebuch<\/em>. In the fall, he produces the first draft of Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke (The Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke)<\/em>. Zwei Prager Geschichten (Two Stories from Prague)<\/em>, Mir zur Feier (In Celebration of Myself)<\/em>, and Die wei\u00dfe F\u00fcrstin (White Princess)<\/em> are published.<\/p>\n

1900<\/strong> Rilke resides until the beginning of October in Berlin-Schmargendorf. From the beginning of May until August: Russia. End of August to the beginning of October: Worpswede. From mid-October: Berlin-Schmargendorf. He begins the Worpsweder Tagebuch (Worpswede Diary)<\/em>. Geschichten vom lieben Gott (Stories of God)<\/em> is published (with the title Vom lieben Gott und Anderes)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1901<\/strong> Rilke resides in Berlin-Schmargendorf through the end of February. In March: Munich, Arco, Riva. Mid-March: Bremen. End of March: Westerwede.<\/em> Rilke marries Clara Westhoff in Bremen on April 18th<\/sup>. In May: Sanatorium called the Wei\u00dfer Hirsch near Dresden, and Prague. From June onwards: Westerwede. From the end of September: Schlo\u00df Haseldorf in Holstein. From the beginning of October: Westerwede. On December 12th,<\/sup> daughter Ruth is born. In September, Rilke writes the second part of the Stunden-Buch<\/em>. Die Letzten (The Last Ones)<\/em> is published. Performance of Das t\u00e4gliche Leben (Everyday Life)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1902<\/strong> Rilke resides until the end of August in Westerwede. From the beginning of June to the beginning of July: Schloss Haseldorf. Living from the end of August till the beginning of October in Paris on Rue Toullier<\/em>,<\/em> and from the beginning of October on <\/em>Rue de l\u2019Abb\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00c9p\u00e9e. Das t\u00e4gliche Leben<\/em> and Das Buch der Bilder (Book of Images)<\/em> are published.<\/p>\n

1903<\/strong> Rilke resides until July in Paris (<\/em>Rue de l\u2019Abb\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00c9p\u00e9e). From end of March until end of April: Viareggio. May to June: Paris. July to August: Worpswede, Oberneuland. End of August to beginning of September: Marienbad, Munich, Venice, Florence. Mid-September: Rome (first in the Via del Campidoglio, then in Villa Strohl-Fern). In Viareggio, Rilke writes the third part of the Stunden-Buch. Worpswede<\/em> and Auguste Rodin<\/em> are published.<\/p>\n

1904<\/strong> Rilke lives in Rome (Villa Strohl-Fern) until June. From June to December: Denmark and Sweden. From mid-December: Oberneuland. Rilke begins work on Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge (The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge)<\/em>. Second edition of Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke<\/em> is published.<\/p>\n

1905<\/strong> Rilke resides in Oberneuland until February. March to mid-April: Wei\u00dfer Hirsch near Dresden. End of April: Berlin. May to beginning of June: Worpswede. Mid-June to end of July: G\u00f6ttingen, Berlin, Treseburg im Harz, Kassel, Marburg. August: Schloss Friedelhausen. Beginning of September: Darmstadt, Godesberg. Mid-September to end of October: living with Rodin in Meudon. End of October to beginning of November: Cologne, Dresden (lecture), Prague (lecture), Leipzig, Cologne. Mid-December: Oberneuland. Das Stunden-Buch<\/em> is published.<\/p>\n

1906<\/strong> Until mid-May, Rilke lives with Rodin in Meudon. February: Elberfeld (lecture). March: Berlin, Hamburg (lecture), Worpswede. On the 14th<\/sup> of March, Rilke\u2019s father dies in Prague. End of March: Berlin (lecture). From mid-May: Paris (Rue Cassette). From end of July to mid-August: Belgium. Mid-August to months\u2019 end: Godesberg. September: Schloss Friedelhausen. October\/November: Berlin. December: Capri. Second, expanded edition of the Das Buch der Bilder<\/em> is published and first printed edition of Cornet<\/em> appears.<\/p>\n

1907<\/strong> Rilke resides on Capri until mid-May. He spends the second half of May in Naples and Rome. From July to November: Paris (Rue Cassette). Beginning to mid-November: Prague (lecture), Breslau (lecture), Vienna (lecture). End of November: Venice. December: Oberneuland. Die Neuen Gedichte (New Poems)<\/em> are published in December.<\/p>\n

1908<\/strong> Until mid-February: Oberneuland. End of February: Berlin, Munich, Rome. End of February through mid-April: Capri. End of April: Rome, Florence. May: Paris (Rue Campagne-Premi\u00e8re). From September: in Hotel Biron, Rue de Varenne, in Paris. In November Rilke writes his two requiems \u2013 for a friend and for Wolf Graf von Kalckreuth. The second part of Die Neuen Gedichte<\/em> is published.<\/p>\n

1909<\/strong> Rilke resides through the end of the year in Paris (Rue de Varenne). At the end of May, he travels to Provence. Beginning of September: Bad Rippoldsau. End of September till beginning of October: Avignon. From mid-October: Paris.<\/p>\n

1910<\/strong> Rilke resides through the end of the year in Paris (Rue de Varenne). In January: Elberfeld (lecture), Leipzig, Jena (lecture). End of January to mid-March: Berlin, Leipzig, Weimar, Berlin. Mid-March to mid-April: Rome. End of April: Duino. Beginning of May: Venice. Mid-May to the beginning of July: Paris. July to end of August: Oberneuland, Lautschin, Prague. First half of September: Janowitz. End of September to mid-October: Munich. End of October: Cologne. November: Paris. End of November to end of December: Algiers, El Kantara, Tunis, Naples. Rilke publishes his only novel, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge<\/em>. <\/p>\n

1911<\/strong> Rilke resides until mid-October in Paris (Rue de Varenne). January through the end of March: Naples, Cairo, trip on the Nile, Helwan (near Cairo), Venice. Beginning of April to mid-July: Paris. July to August: Prague, Lautschin, Janowitz. End of August to end of September: Leipzig, Weimar, Berlin, Munich. End of September to mid-October: Paris. Mid-October: Paris, Avignon, Ventimiglia, Bologna, Duino. End of October through end of year: Duino.<\/p>\n

1912<\/strong> Rilke remains in Duino until the end of May. May to September: Venice. Mid-September to beginning of October: Duino. Second half of October: Munich. November: Toledo. Beginning of December: C\u00f3rdoba, Seville. From mid-December: Ronda. At the Duino Castle, Rilke writes the first elegies and Das Marien-Leben (The Life of Mary)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1913<\/strong> Rilke stays in Ronda from January to mid-February. Resides from end of February in Paris (Rue Campagne-Premi\u00e8re). June: Bad Rippoldsau. July: G\u00f6ttingen, Leipzig, Weimar, Berlin. First half of August: Heiligendamm (on the North Sea). Second half of August to beginning of September: Berlin. September through beginning of October: Munich. Mid-October: Dresden, Hellerau, Karpacz in the Karkonosze Mountains. From mid-October: Paris. Das Marien-Leben<\/em> is published.<\/p>\n

1914<\/strong> Rilke resides until mid-July in Paris (Rue Campagne-Premi\u00e8re). End of February through end of March: Berlin, Munich, Zurich. End of March to end of April: Paris. End of April through beginning of May: Duino. May: Venice, Assisi, Milan. End of May to end of July: Paris. End of July to end of September: Leipzig, Munich, Irschenhausen. Rilke lives in Munich (Finkenstra\u00dfe) beginning the end of September. Mid-November: Frankfurt, W\u00fcrzburg. End of November through the end of the year: Berlin. In the days following the beginning of the War, he writes the F\u00fcnf Ges\u00e4nge (Five Songs<\/em>).<\/p>\n

1915<\/strong> Rilke lives until mid-June in Munich (<\/em>Finkenstra\u00dfe). Beginning of January: return from Berlin. Beginning of February: Irschenhausen. Living mid-June till end of October: Munich (first on Widenmayerstra\u00dfe, then on Keferstra\u00dfe). First half of December: Berlin. End of December: Vienna. In November, Rilke writes the fourth Duino Elegy<\/em>. Die F\u00fcnf Ges\u00e4nge<\/em> \/ August 1914<\/em> are published in the Insel-Almanach.<\/p>\n

1916<\/strong> Rilke performs military service in Vienna through the beginning of June. He is active beginning in January as a clerk in the war archive. From end of July: Munich (Keferstra\u00dfe).<\/p>\n

1917<\/strong> Rilke resides in Munich (Keferstra\u00dfe) until mid-July. Second half of June: Herrenschiemsee. Mid-July: Berlin. August to September: Gut B\u00f6ckel (Westfalen) as guest of Hertha Koenig. October to November: Berlin. Living from mid-December in Munich (Hotel Continental).<\/p>\n

1918<\/strong> Rilke remains in Munich for the first part of the year (living until the end of May in Hotel Continental, then in the Ainmillerstra\u00dfe). Mid-September: Ohlstadt, Ansbach. Mid-September through end of year: Munich.<\/p>\n

1919<\/strong> Rilke resides until mid-June in Munich (Ainmillerstra\u00dfe). Mid-June to end of September: Bern, Nyon, Geneva, Zurich, Segl Baselgia, Soglio, Lausanne, Nyon. End of October till end of November: lecture tour to Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Basel, Bern, Winterthur. From beginning of December: Locarno.<\/p>\n

1920<\/strong> Rilke lives in Locarno beginning the end of February. March through beginning of June: Sch\u00f6nenberg (near Pratteln). Mid-June to mid-July: Venice. Second half of July: Sch\u00f6nenberg. August to September: traveling in Switzerland. October: Geneva, Bern, Sion, Sierre. End of October: Paris. Beginning of November: Geneva, Basel. Mid-November through end of the year: Berg am Irchel (Zurich).<\/p>\n

1921<\/strong> Rilke remains in Berg am Irchel until mid-May. January: visits to Geneva, Zurich. Mid-May to end of June: Prieur\u00e9 d\u2019Etoy. Beginning of June: Rolle. End of June: Sierre. Beginning of July: Geneva. Residence from the end of July: Ch\u00e2teau de Muzot. From this time until his death, Muzot remains Rilke\u2019s permanent residence.<\/p>\n

1922<\/strong> From the end of May until the beginning of July, Rilke is in Sierre. Mid-August through beginning of September: Beatenberg (near Lake Thun). February: Rilke finishes the Duineser Elegien<\/em> and writes both parts of Die Sonette an Orpheus (Sonnets to Orpheus)<\/em>. At the same time, he writes Brief des jungen Arbeiters (Letter to a Young Laborer)<\/em> and completes the Val\u00e9ry translations. Ruth Rilke marries Dr. Carl Sieber.<\/p>\n

1923<\/strong> In June and July, Rilke travels in Switzerland. Mid-August to mid-September: Sanatorium Sch\u00f6neck bei Beckenried. September: Lucerne, Schloss Malans, Zizers. October: Meilen, Bern. End of December: Sanatorium Val-Mont sur Territet. Sonette an Orpheus<\/em> and Duineser Elegien<\/em> are published.<\/p>\n

1924<\/strong> Rilke stays at Sanatorium Val-Mont through the end of January. Second half of June: car trip through the French-speaking parts of Switzerland. End of June to end of July: Bad Ragaz. First half of September: Nyon, Geneva, Lausanne. Beginning of November: Montreux, Bern. End of November: Sanatorium Valmont. He writes many poems in French, including Vergers (Orchards)<\/em>, Les Quatrains Valaisans (The Valais Poems)<\/em>, Les Roses (Roses)<\/em>. In mid-May, Rilke receives Erika Mitterer\u2019s first poetic letter, which initiates a correspondence in poems between Rilke and the young Viennese lyricist.<\/p>\n

1925<\/strong> From the beginning of January to mid-August, Rilke lives in Paris. End of August: Milan. Beginning of September through mid-October: Muzot, Bern, Ragaz, Meilen. Mid-October through mid-December: Muzot. At year\u2019s end: Sanatorium Val-Mont.<\/p>\n

1926<\/strong> Through the end of May: Sanatorium Val-Mont. End of May: Vevey, Lausanne. Mid-July to end of August: Ragaz. September: Lausanne. October to November: Sierre. December: Sanatorium Val-Mont. Rilke works on poems in French and Val\u00e9ry translations. Vergers<\/em> is published, followed by Les Quatrains Valaisans<\/em>. Rilke dies in Val-Mont on December 29th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

1927<\/strong> Rilke is buried in Raron (Valais) on January 2nd<\/sup>. Volumes I-VI of his complete works are published.<\/p>\n

1931<\/strong> Death of Rilke\u2019s mother, Sophie Rilke.<\/p>\n

1954<\/strong> Death of Rilke\u2019s wife, Clara Rilke-Westhoff.<\/p>\n

1972<\/strong> Death of Rilke\u2019s daughter, Ruth Sieber-Rilke.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n1838<\/strong> Father Josef Rilke born in Schwabitz (Bohemian-Leipa).<\/p>\n

1851<\/strong> Mother Sophie Entz born in Prague.<\/p>\n

1873<\/strong> Josef Rilke and Sophie Entz marry.<\/p>\n

1875<\/strong> Ren\u00e9 (Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef) Maria Rilke born December 4th in Prague at his parents\u2019 address,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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