Heinz Janisch

Austrian children's writer
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Heinz Janisch

Summary

Heinz Janisch is a human[1]. His place of birth was Güssing[2]. He was born on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a children's writer[4], writer[5], and radio personality[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Güssing[2], Heinz Janisch…
  • Heinz Janisch was born on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Heinz Janisch held citizenship in Austria[8].
  • Heinz Janisch held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • German was Heinz Janisch's native language[10].
  • Heinz Janisch worked as a children's writer[4].
  • Heinz Janisch's professions included writer[5].
  • Heinz Janisch worked as a radio personality[6].
  • Heinz Janisch's field of work was creative and professional writing[11].
  • Heinz Janisch's field of work was radio program[12].
  • Heinz Janisch's field of work was children's book[13].
  • Heinz Janisch received the Austrian Art Prize for Children's and Youth Literature[14].
  • Heinz Janisch received the Staatspreis für Kinderlyrik[15].
  • Heinz Janisch received the Österreichischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis[16].
  • Heinz Janisch received the Christine-Nöstlinger-award for children literature[17].
  • Heinz Janisch received the Hans Christian Andersen Award[18].
  • Heinz Janisch received the Q15824576[19].
  • Heinz Janisch's image is recorded as Heinz janisch frankfurter buchmesse 2025.jpg[20].
  • Heinz Janisch is recorded as male[21].
  • Heinz Janisch's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Heinz Janisch's ISNI is recorded as 000000012132116X[23].
  • Heinz Janisch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 49359703[24].
  • Heinz Janisch's GND ID is recorded as 119466031[25].
  • Heinz Janisch's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89116232[26].
  • Heinz Janisch's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 130759806[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Güssing[2], Heinz Janisch… he was born on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. German was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include children's writer[4], writer[5], and radio personality[6]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[11], an academic discipline[28]; radio program[12], a type of mass media[29]; and children's book[13], a literary genre[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Austrian Art Prize for Children's and Youth Literature[14], a literary award[31], in Austria[32]; Staatspreis für Kinderlyrik[15], a literary award[33], in Austria[34], founded in 1993[35]; Österreichischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis[16], a literary award[36], in Austria[37]; Christine-Nöstlinger-award for children literature[17], a literary award[38], in Austria[39], founded in 2021[40]; Hans Christian Andersen Award[18], a literary award[41], in Denmark[42], founded in 1956[43]; and Q15824576[19], an award[44].

Why It Matters

Heinz Janisch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

Where was Heinz Janisch born?

Heinz Janisch's place of birth was Güssing[2].

What did Heinz Janisch do for work?

Heinz Janisch worked as children's writer[4], writer[5], and radio personality[6].

What awards did Heinz Janisch receive?

Honors received include Austrian Art Prize for Children's and Youth Literature[14], Staatspreis für Kinderlyrik[15], Österreichischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis[16], and Christine-Nöstlinger-award for children literature[17].

References

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  17. [17] . burgenland.orf.at. burgenland.orf.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . actualitte.com. Retrieved . actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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