Dževad Karahasan

Bosnia and Herzegovina writer (1953–2023)
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Dževad Karahasan

Summary

Dževad Karahasan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tomislavgrad[2]. He was born on +1953-01-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Graz[4]. He died on +2023-05-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a playwright[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], teacher[9], and dramaturge[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Dževad Karahasan's place of birth was Tomislavgrad[2].
  • Dževad Karahasan died in Graz[4].
  • Dževad Karahasan was born on +1953-01-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dževad Karahasan died on +2023-05-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Dževad Karahasan was married to Dragana Tomašević-Karahasan[12].
  • Dževad Karahasan held citizenship in Bosnia and Herzegovina[13].
  • Dževad Karahasan held citizenship in Austria[14].
  • Bosnian was Dževad Karahasan's native language[15].
  • Dževad Karahasan's professions included playwright[6].
  • Dževad Karahasan worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Dževad Karahasan's professions included writer[8].
  • Dževad Karahasan worked as a teacher[9].
  • Dževad Karahasan worked as a dramaturge[10].
  • Dževad Karahasan's professions included editing staff[16].
  • Dževad Karahasan's field of work was literature[17].
  • Dževad Karahasan's field of work was drama[18].
  • Dževad Karahasan's field of work was dramaturgy[19].
  • Dževad Karahasan's field of work was theatre art[20].
  • Dževad Karahasan's field of work was pedagogy[21].
  • Dževad Karahasan's field of work was editing[22].
  • Dževad Karahasan was employed by University of Sarajevo[23].
  • Dževad Karahasan's education included a stint at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb[24].
  • Dževad Karahasan's education included a stint at University of Sarajevo[25].
  • Dževad Karahasan received the Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon[26].
  • Dževad Karahasan received the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book[27].

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Origins and Family

Dževad Karahasan's place of birth was Tomislavgrad[2]. He was born on +1953-01-25T00:00:00Z[3]. Bosnian was his native language[15].

Education

Educated at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb[24], a philosophy faculty[28], in Croatia[29], founded in 1874[30], headquartered in Zagreb[31] and University of Sarajevo[25], a public university[32], in Bosnia and Herzegovina[33], founded in 1949[34], headquartered in Sarajevo[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include playwright[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], teacher[9], dramaturge[10], and editing staff[16]. Fields of work include literature[17], a type of arts[36]; drama[18], a literary mode[37]; dramaturgy[19], a field of study[38]; theatre art[20], a performing arts genre[39]; pedagogy[21], a branch of science[40]; and editing[22]. Dževad Karahasan was employed by University of Sarajevo[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon[26], a literary award[41], in Switzerland[42], founded in 1975[43]; Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book[27], a non-fiction literary award[44], in Austria[45], founded in 1993[46]; Graz resident writer[47], a literary award[48], in Austria[49], founded in 1988[50]; Herder Prize[51], a cultural prize[52], founded in 1963[53]; Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding[54], a literary award[55], in Germany[56], founded in 1994[57]; and Vilenica Prize[58], a literary award[59], in Slovenia[60], founded in 1986[61].

Personal Life

Dževad Karahasan was married to Dragana Tomašević-Karahasan[12].

Death and Burial

Dževad Karahasan died on +2023-05-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Graz[4].

Why It Matters

Dževad Karahasan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

Where was Dževad Karahasan born?

Born in Tomislavgrad[2], Dževad Karahasan…

Where did Dževad Karahasan die?

Dževad Karahasan died in Graz[4].

Who was Dževad Karahasan married to?

Dževad Karahasan's spouses include Dragana Tomašević-Karahasan[12].

What did Dževad Karahasan do for work?

Dževad Karahasan worked as playwright[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], teacher[9], and dramaturge[10].

Where did Dževad Karahasan go to school?

Dževad Karahasan was educated at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb[24] and University of Sarajevo[25].

What awards did Dževad Karahasan receive?

Honors received include Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon[26], Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book[27], Graz resident writer[47], and Herder Prize[51].

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

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  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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