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Gerhard Falkner

German writer and translator
Person human Q1511553

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
March 15, 1951
Place of birth
Schwabach
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
translator, writer, poet, essayist
Award received
August-Graf-von-Platen-Preis, Prize of the city of Nuremberg, Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis, Wolfram von Eschenbach Award, Peter-Huchel-Preis[8][9][10][11][12]
Nominated for
German Book Prize, German Book Prize[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Family name
Falkner[15]
Given name
Gerhard[16]
Member of
PEN Germany[13]
Participant in
Ingeborg Bachmann Award 1986[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerhard Falkner zh 格哈德·福克纳
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000385276542
VIAF cluster ID
171679000
Library of Congress authority ID
n85041518
GND ID
119330768
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gerhard Falkner auf dem Erlanger Poetenfest 2016.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90590210
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12028610r
BookBrainz author ID
43326672-be10-4bba-96b3-071273a20a18
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
falkner-gerhard
CBDB.cz author ID
66500
DDB person (GND) ID
119330768
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119330768
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FAST ID
155609
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119330768
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120rs31q
IdRef ID
02845393X
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119330768
Kallías ID
PE00005225
Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartsliteratur ID
16000000137
Libris-URI
86lpwh1s3fr1d22
Munzinger person ID
00000020763
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2013764058
NUKAT ID
n2013143456
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987009755789005171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071521534
Obálky knih ID
mzk2013764058
Open Library ID
OL298864A
Perlentaucher ID
gerhard-falkner
SELIBR ID
370134
SHARE Catalogue author ID
444313
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtcGTPqkgxg6dCjmfdmh3
Yale LUX ID
person/ab38809f-9788-45da-9cf4-1ec0c6275f5d

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Summary

Gerhard Falkner was born on March 15, 1951[1], in Schwabach[2]. He has worked as a translator[3], writer[4], poet[5], and essayist[6].

FAQs

Where was Gerhard Falkner born?

Gerhard Falkner was born in Schwabach[2].

What did Gerhard Falkner do for work?

Gerhard Falkner worked as a translator[3], writer[4], poet[5], and essayist[6].

What awards did Gerhard Falkner receive?

Honors received include August-Graf-von-Platen-Preis[8], Prize of the city of Nuremberg[9], Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis[10], and Wolfram von Eschenbach Award[11].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at. Retrieved . archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . deutscher-buchpreis.de. deutscher-buchpreis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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