Herta Müller

Summary

Herta Müller is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Nițchidorf^[2]. She worked as a writer^[3], linguist^[4], poet^[5], translator^[6], and novelist^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,126 views/month, #7,070 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Herta Müller was born in Nițchidorf^[2].
• Herta Müller was married to Harry Merkle^[9].
• Herta Müller held citizenship in Germany^[10].
• Herta Müller held citizenship in Romania^[11].
• German was Herta Müller's native language^[12].
• Herta Müller worked as a writer^[3].
• Herta Müller's professions included linguist^[4].
• Herta Müller worked as a poet^[5].
• Herta Müller worked as a translator^[6].
• Herta Müller worked as a novelist^[7].
• Herta Müller's professions included essayist^[13].
• Herta Müller's field of work was poetry^[14].
• Herta Müller's field of work was essay^[15].
• Herta Müller was employed by Freie Universität Berlin^[16].
• Herta Müller was employed by Nikolaus Lenau High School^[17].
• Herta Müller's education included a stint at West University of Timișoara^[18].
• Herta Müller received the Nobel Prize in Literature^[19].
• Herta Müller received the Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn-Förderpreis^[20].
• Herta Müller received the Premiul UTC la secțiunea „lucrări în limbile naționalităților conlocuitoare"^[21].
• Herta Müller received the Aspekte-Literaturpreis^[22].
• Herta Müller received the Rauriser Literaturpreis^[23].
• Herta Müller received the Förderpreis zum Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen^[24].
• Herta Müller is recorded as female^[25].
• Herta Müller's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Herta Müller's genre is essay^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: RO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1953-08-17^[30]

• Community tags: german, german author, has german audiobooks, romanian, romanian author^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2d084f0c-30c7-4504-907a-c8a316120561^[32]

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Origins and Family

Herta Müller's place of birth was Nițchidorf^[2]. German was her native language^[12].

Education

Herta Müller was educated at West University of Timișoara^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[3], linguist^[4], poet^[5], translator^[6], novelist^[7], and essayist^[13]. Fields of work include poetry^[14], a literary form^[33] and essay^[15], a literary genre^[34]. Employers include Freie Universität Berlin^[16], a public research university^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1948^[37], headquartered in Berlin^[38] and Nikolaus Lenau High School^[17], a high school^[39], in Romania^[40], founded in 1870^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Nobel Prize in Literature^[19], a literary award^[42], in Sweden^[43], founded in 1901^[44]; Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn-Förderpreis^[20]; Premiul UTC la secțiunea „lucrări în limbile naționalităților conlocuitoare"^[21]; Aspekte-Literaturpreis^[22], a literary award^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1979^[47]; Rauriser Literaturpreis^[23], a literary award^[48], in Austria^[49], founded in 1972^[50]; and Förderpreis zum Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen^[24], a Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen^[51], founded in 1977^[52].

Personal Life

Among Herta Müller's spouses was Harry Merkle^[9].

Why It Matters

Herta Müller ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,126 views/month, #7,070 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Works attributed to her include The Hunger Angel^[55], a literary work^[56]; The Land of Green Plums^[57], a literary work^[58]; and Nadirs^[59], a literary work^[60].

FAQs

Where was Herta Müller born?

Born in Nițchidorf^[2], Herta Müller…

Who was Herta Müller married to?

Herta Müller's spouses include Harry Merkle^[9].

What did Herta Müller do for work?

Herta Müller worked as writer^[3], linguist^[4], poet^[5], translator^[6], and novelist^[7].

Where did Herta Müller go to school?

Herta Müller was educated at West University of Timișoara^[18].

What awards did Herta Müller receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Literature^[19], Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn-Förderpreis^[20], Premiul UTC la secțiunea „lucrări în limbile naționalităților conlocuitoare"^[21], and Aspekte-Literaturpreis^[22].