Karl Stelter (25 December 1823 – 13 May 1912) was a German poet, writer and merchant who was a member of the Wuppertal poets' circle.
Stelter was born in Elberfeld, Germany on 25 December 1823.
[1][2] For the 1861 coronation of Emperor Wilhelm I, Stelter wrote a patriotic festival play (a Festspiel), which was performed at the Elberfeld City Theater, as well as a Kaiserlied (Imperial Song).
[citation needed] His memoirs titled Experiences of an Eighty-Year-Old (Erlebnisse eines Achtzigjährigen) were published in 1903.
He lived in Wiesbaden for some portion of his life and died there on 13 May 1912.