Elias Canetti was born on July 25, 1905[1], in Ruse[2]. He died on August 14, 1994[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as a writer[5], aphorist[6], playwright[7], chemist[8], and essayist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,767 views/month, #7,034 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: Auto-da-Fé[25], Tongue Set Free[26], Crowds and Power[27], The Numbered[28]
Award received: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[29], Nobel Prize in Literature[30], Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature[31], Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts[32], Nelly Sachs Prize[33], Gottfried-Keller-Preis[34], Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis[35], Franz Kafka Prize[36], Georg Büchner Prize[37], Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[38], Franz-Kafka-Preis[39], Franz Nabl Prize[40], City of Vienna Literature Prize[41], honorary doctorate of the University of Graz[42]
Member of: German Academy for Language and Literature[43], Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts[44]
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Things named for Elias Canetti include Canetti Peak[58], a summit[59]; he scholarship[60], a scholarship[61], in Austria[62]; and Prix Georges, Jacques et he[63], an award[64], in France[65], founded in 2006[66].
Why It Matters
Elias Canetti has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Works attributed to him include Auto-da-Fé[69], a literary work[70] and Crowds and Power[71], a literary work[72]. Entities named for him include Canetti Peak[58], a summit[59]; he scholarship[60], a scholarship[61], in Austria[62]; and Prix Georges, Jacques et he[63], an award[64], in France[65], founded in 2006[66].
Elias Canetti's spouses include Veza Canetti[12] and Hera Buschor[13].
What did Elias Canetti do for work?
Elias Canetti worked as a writer[5], aphorist[6], playwright[7], chemist[8], and essayist[9].
Where did Elias Canetti go to school?
Elias Canetti was educated at University of Vienna[24].
What awards did Elias Canetti receive?
Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[29], Nobel Prize in Literature[30], Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature[31], and Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts[32].
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