Question: Who was born first, Robert Walser or Stephen Dixon?

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Jürg Amann: Jürg Amann (born in Winterthur on July 2, 1947; died on May 5, 2013 in Zurich) was a Swiss author and dramatist.  He has written radio plays, a biography of Robert Walser, and other works.

Burkhard Stangl: Burkhard Stangl (born 6 November 1960 in Eggenburg, Lower Austria) is a composer and musician, currently residing in Vienna, Austria.  Playing primarily guitar and electronics, he is a prolific performer in the world of electro-acoustic improvisation, having participated in over 50 recordings.  One of his most noted recordings is "schnee", a duet with Cristof Kurzmann, inspired by four films and a quote from writer Robert Walser.  It has been recorded live, as "schnee_live", and has spawned a similarly themed "meta-song suite," "neuschnee".  His 1997 opera "Der Venusmond" was recorded partially on the observation deck of the Empire State Building.

Damion Searls: Damion Searls is an American writer and translator.  He grew up in New York and studied at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley.  He specializes in translating literary works from Western European languages such as German, Norwegian, French, and Dutch.  Among the authors he has translated are Marcel Proust, Rainer Maria Rilke, Robert Walser, Ingeborg Bachmann, Thomas Bernhard, Kurt Schwitters, Peter Handke, Jon Fosse, and Nescio.  He has received numerous grants and fellowships for his translations.

Institute Benjamenta: Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life, released in 1996, was the first feature-length film by the Brothers Quay, produced by Keith Griffiths and Janine Marmot.  It is based on "Jakob von Gunten", a novel written by Robert Walser.  It stars Mark Rylance, Alice Krige, and Gottfried John.

Carl Seelig: Carl Seelig (born May 11, 1894, Zurich; died February 15, 1962, Zurich) was a German-Swiss writer and patron.  He was best known as a friend, promoter and guardian of Robert Walser and the first biographer of Albert Einstein.

Robert Walser (musicologist): Robert Walser is an American musicologist associated with the "new musicology".  He is author of the book "Running With the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music", concerning heavy metal music.  Walser currently is a member of the faculty and director of the Center for Popular Music Studies at Case Western Reserve University.

Stephen Dixon (ceramist): Stephen Dixon (born 1957 in Peterlee, Co.  Durham, United Kingdom) is a British ceramic artist and professor at the Manchester Metropolitan University.  He is also a satirist, writer, lecturer and curator.  He is known mainly for his use of dark narrative and for using “illustrated ceramics pots as an unlikely platform for social commentary and political discontent.”  From Renaissance paintings and British politics to pop culture, Dixon draws on a variety of sources to “challenge the status quo and inspire new ways of thinking."  Dixon tends to create busy, complex ceramics pieces, each with an intriguing message.

Robert Walser (writer): Robert Walser (15 April 1878 – 25 December 1956) was a German-speaking Swiss writer.

Stephen Dixon (author): Stephen Dixon (born 1936 in New York City) is an author of novels and short stories.

Jakob von Gunten: Jakob von Gunten.  Ein Tagebuch is a novel by Swiss writer Robert Walser, first published in German in 1909.

Supporting paragraphs: Robert Walser (writer) Stephen Dixon (author)
Answer: Stephen Dixon