Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (March 15, 1830 - April 2, 1914) was a German author.

Paul von Heyse was born in Berlin, Germany. He studied classical languages and translated many Italian poets. He also wrote short stories and published several novels, the most famous being Kinder der Welt ("Children of the World", 1873).

He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1910.

External link

• photo and short biography (http://www.nobel-winners.com/Literature/ludwig_heyse.html) at Timeline of Nobel Winners (http://www.nobel-winners.com/)