Georg Trakl, Austrian-Polish pharmacist and poet (born 1887)

Georg Trakl

Austrian poet (1887–1914)

Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet and the 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.