Hauptmann

American  

[houpt-mahn] / ˈhaʊptˌmɑn /

noun

1. Gerhart 1862–1946, German dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel Prize 1912.

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Hauptmann British  

/ ˈhaʊptman /

noun

1. Gerhart (ˈɡeːrhart). 1862–1946, German naturalist, dramatist, novelist, and poet. His works include the historical drama The Weavers (1892): Nobel prize for literature 1912

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Example Sentences

German playwright and novelist Gerhart Hauptmann insisted that “dramatic dialogue must only present thoughts in the process of being thought.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

“I personally don’t think he did it,” Love said, noting that Hauptmann and his widow maintained his innocence, and his alibi, until the end.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

One such scientist is Greenlandic microbiologist Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann who lives in the capital city, Nuuk.

From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2024

In 1934, a German immigrant carpenter, Bruno Hauptmann, was arrested in the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. Hauptmann was convicted in 1935 and executed a year later.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2021

Hauptmann stamps a clearing in the snow, and Werner sets up the first transceiver, uses measuring tape to pace off two hundred meters, and sets up the second.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr