Christian Enzensberger

German anglicist, author and translator (1931-2009)
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Christian Enzensberger

Summary

Christian Enzensberger is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nuremberg[2]. He was born on December 24, 1931[3]. He died in Munich[4]. He died on January 27, 2009[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], scholar of English[7], translator[8], university teacher[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Nuremberg[2], Christian Enzensberger…
  • Christian Enzensberger passed away in Munich[4].
  • Christian Enzensberger was born on December 24, 1931[3].
  • Christian Enzensberger died on January 27, 2009[5].
  • Christian Enzensberger held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Christian Enzensberger's professions included linguist[6].
  • Christian Enzensberger's professions included scholar of English[7].
  • Christian Enzensberger's professions included translator[8].
  • Christian Enzensberger's professions included university teacher[9].
  • Christian Enzensberger's professions included writer[10].
  • Christian Enzensberger worked as a literary scholar[13].
  • Christian Enzensberger's field of work was literary studies[14].
  • Christian Enzensberger's field of work was history of literature[15].
  • Christian Enzensberger's field of work was English studies[16].
  • Christian Enzensberger's field of work was English-language literature[17].
  • Christian Enzensberger's field of work was translation from English[18].
  • Christian Enzensberger was employed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[19].
  • Christian Enzensberger was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[20].
  • Christian Enzensberger received the Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen[21].
  • Christian Enzensberger is recorded as male[22].
  • Christian Enzensberger's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Christian Enzensberger's archives at is recorded as German Literature Archive Marbach[24].
  • Christian Enzensberger's family name is recorded as Enzensberger[25].
  • Christian Enzensberger's given name is recorded as Christian[26].
  • Christian Enzensberger's work location is recorded as Munich[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1931-12-24[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2009-01-27[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: edf9d67e-754d-4102-a6ed-d546edccc55c[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Christian Enzensberger's place of birth was Nuremberg[2]. He was born on December 24, 1931[3].

Education

Christian Enzensberger was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], scholar of English[7], translator[8], university teacher[9], writer[10], and literary scholar[13]. Fields of work include literary studies[14], an academic discipline[33]; history of literature[15], an academic discipline[34]; English studies[16], an academic discipline[35]; English-language literature[17], a sub-set of literature[36]; and translation from English[18]. Christian Enzensberger was employed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[19].

Recognition

Christian Enzensberger received the Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen[21].

Death and Burial

Christian Enzensberger died on January 27, 2009[5]. He passed away in Munich[4].

Why It Matters

Christian Enzensberger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Christian Enzensberger born?

Christian Enzensberger was born in Nuremberg[2].

Where did Christian Enzensberger die?

Christian Enzensberger died in Munich[4].

What did Christian Enzensberger do for work?

Christian Enzensberger worked as linguist[6], scholar of English[7], translator[8], university teacher[9], and writer[10].

Where did Christian Enzensberger go to school?

Christian Enzensberger was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[20].

What awards did Christian Enzensberger receive?

Honors received include Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen[21].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . dla-marbach.de. dla-marbach.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tagesspiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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