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Gerhard Roth

Austrian writer and screenwriter (1942-2022)
Person Human Q94273

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
June 24, 1942
Date of death
February 8, 2022
Place of birth
Graz
Place of death
Graz
Country of citizenship
Austria[11]
Occupation
writer, screenwriter, essayist, photographer, short story writer, novelist, playwright[12][13]
Field of work
creative and professional writing, photography[14][15]
Award received
Grand Gold Decoration of Styria, manuskripte award, Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna, Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize, Jean-Paul-Preis, Alfred Döblin Prize, Literaturpreis des Landes Steiermark, Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature, Preis der SWR-Bestenliste, Jakob Wassermann Prize, Österreichischer Kunstpreis für Literatur, Willy and Helga Verkauf-Verlon Preis, City of Vienna Literature Prize, Peter Rosegger award, Ehrenpreis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und Handeln, Jeanette Schocken Prize[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Child
Thomas Roth[10]
Work location
Vienna[34]
Nominated for
Austrian book prize[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[36]
Archives at
Austrian National Library, Austrian National Library[31]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Different from
Gerhard Roth, Gerhard Roth[38]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Roth[32]
Given name
Gerhard[33]
Name in native language
Gerhard Roth[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerhard Roth ar جيرهارد روث ja ゲルハルト・ロート ko 게르하르트 로스 ru Герхард Рот
🔖 Identifiers · 76
ISNI
0000000449198193
VIAF cluster ID
162652810, 852144783160162850784
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79110934
GND ID
118841750
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gerhard Roth.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
133181
Austria-Forum person ID
Roth,_Gerhard
BIBSYS ID
90100882
Babelio author ID
146955
Basis Wien person ID
70241
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119227042
BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
roth-gerhard
CONOR.SI ID
69016675
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11335681
DDB person (GND) ID
118841750
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118841750
ELNET ID
a11407086
FAST ID
43249
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118841750
Filmportal ID
330007bf9da5448eb84a0078f3094773
Freebase ID
/m/03d7sjg
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Gerhard_Roth
HAND ID
3EDE-EB5A-DCB4-777D-34E4
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
53464
IMDb ID
nm0744854
IdRef ID
027110052
J9U entity ID
987007267379405171
JRC Names ID
223347
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118841750
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118841750
Kallías ID
PE00001000
Kinobox person ID
902365
Kinopoisk person ID
377298
Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartsliteratur ID
16000000472
LdiF person ID
32199
Libraries Australia ID
35683562
LibraryThing author ID
rothgerhard-1
Libris-URI
nl039rr624ncd5f
LiteraturPort autorenlexikon ID
gerhard-roth
Munzinger person ID
00000015370
NDL Authority ID
00797064
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990007173
NLA Trove people ID
1041038
NLP ID
a0000001644232
NUKAT ID
n02031516
Nachlässe in Austria ID
R/Roth_Gerhard.htm
National Library of Greece ID
64010
National Library of Israel ID (old)
4.9M (114k–4.9M, n=3)
National Library of Latvia ID
000058887
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*163621;=BF
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810565043005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4825334
Obálky knih ID
jn19990007173
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3969055
Open Library ID
OL2738094A
Open Media Database person ID
243740
PM20 folder ID
pe/015031
PORT person ID
417827
Prabook ID
2309687
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
54106
Regensburg Classification
GN 8655
SBN author ID
TSAV008016
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
70379
SELIBR ID
366816
SHARE Catalogue author ID
602267
SPAP ID
a/d8e1a3de-b841-4372-9f72-c8e5ed597fee
TMDB person ID
1377742
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
5822
Treccani ID
roth
U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID
Roth, Gerhard
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1395841
Vienna History Wiki ID
37286
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/5c211410-c80d-4cad-96cc-e30618f2db23
ČSFD person ID
444502

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, playwright, screenwriter, photographer, novelist, essayist, short story writer
Award received 6
Alfred Döblin Prize, Jean-Paul-Preis, City of Vienna Literature Prize, Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna, Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature, Grand Gold Decoration of Styria
Archives at 2
Austrian National Library, Austrian National Library
Country of citizenship 1
Austria
Different from 1
Gerhard Roth
Family name 1
Roth
Field of work 1
photography
Given name 1
Gerhard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Graz
Place of death 1
Graz
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Vienna
← Different from 1
Gerhard Roth
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Summary

Gerhard Roth was born on June 24, 1942[1], in Graz[2]. He died on February 8, 2022[3], in Graz[4]. He worked as a writer[5], screenwriter[6], essayist[7], photographer[8], and short story writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Gerhard Roth born?

Gerhard Roth was born in Graz[2].

Where did Gerhard Roth die?

Gerhard Roth passed away in Graz[4].

What did Gerhard Roth do for work?

Gerhard Roth worked as a writer[5], screenwriter[6], essayist[7], photographer[8], and short story writer[9].

What awards did Gerhard Roth receive?

Honors received include Grand Gold Decoration of Styria[16], manuskripte award[17], Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna[18], and Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize[19].

Related Entities

Austria Gerhard Roth

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . wien.gv.at. Retrieved . wien.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . onb.ac.at. Retrieved . onb.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . steiermark.orf.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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