Buchner, Georg, BUK nuhr, gay OHRK (1813-1837), a German writer, is considered a forerunner of the Naturalism movement of the late 1800's. His dramas Danton's Death (written in 1835) and Woyzeck (written from 1835 to 1837) are distinguished by starkly realistic language. They are filled with disillusionment about Buchner's own time and pessimism about the world in general. According to Buchner, people cannot shape their fate. They are victims of uncontrollable forces and thus entirely helpless.