Category:Karl May



Alternative names	Birth name: Carl Friedrich May Pseudonym: Fred Holm (for french books) Capitain Ramon Diaz de la Escosura (Waldröschen oder Die Rächerjagd rund um die Erde, 1882/83) M. Gisela (Leïlet, 1876) Hobble-Frank (in Der Gute Kamerad) Karl Hohenthal (in All-Deutschland!, Für alle Welt! and Deutsches Familienblatt, 1875 – 1881) D. Jam (Die Rache des Mormonen', 1890) Franz Langer Prinz Muhamêl Latréaumont (Tui Fanua, 1880) Ernst von Linden (Ein Fürst des Schwindels, 1880; Robert Surcouf, 1882; Im Sonnenthau, 1884) P. van der Löwen (Ibn el 'amm, 1887) Emma Pollmer (1877/78) Richard Plöhn (Karl May und seine Gegner, 1889 in Tremonia) Sch. u. H.-Korrespondent (1910 in Der Volksfreund) ... von einem dankbaren May-Leser ("Karl May als Erzieher" und "Die Wahrheit über Karl May" oder Die Gegner Karl Mays in ihrem eigenen Lichte von einem dankbaren May-Leser, 1902) [1]
Description	German writer
Date of birth/death	25 February 1842	30 March 1912
Location of birth/death	Ernstthal, Königreich Sachsen	Radebeul
Work period	1874-1912
Work location	Template:Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Dresden, Radebeul
Authority control	VIAF: 24605183 LCCN: n79022890 GND: 118818651 SELIBR: 212676 BnF: cb119153154 ISNI: 0000 0001 0778 6374 WorldCat

Karl Friedrich May (Hohenstein-Ernstthal, February 25, 1842 - Radebeul, March 30, 1912) was the best selling German writer of all time, noted chiefly for wild west books set in the American West and similar books set in the Middle East; in addition, he also wrote some lesser-known stories set in his native Germany, some poetry, an autobiography, and a play. May also dabbled as a musical composer, writing two very famous romantic German songs, "Forget Me Not" and a version of "Ave Maria".