Jürgen Thorwald

German writer (1915-2006)

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Sex or gender: male^[24]
Date of birth: October 26, 1915
Date of death: April 4, 2006
Place of birth: Solingen
Place of death: Lugano
Country of citizenship: Germany^[10]
Occupation: writer, journalist, science fiction writer, historian, biographer, medical historian^[11]
Employer: Das Schwarze Korps, National Zeitung^[14]^[15]
Field of work: propaganda, literary scholar^[12]^[13]
Educated at: University of Cologne^[16]
Award received: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[23]
Notable work: The Century of the Surgeon, The Century of the Detective, Science and secrets of early medicine, Flight in the winter, The Illusion, Blood of kings^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[32]
Archives at: Berlin State Library, Institute of Contemporary History – Archives^[25]^[26]
Birth name: Heinz Bongartz^[33]
Described by source: Neue Deutsche Biographie^[31]
Different from: Heinz Bongartz^[35]
Family name: Bongartz^[27]
Given name: Heinz, Jürgen^[28]^[29]
Name: Jürgen Thorwald, Heinz Bongartz^[36]^[37]
Name in native language: Jürgen Thorwald^[34]
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Pseudonym: Jürgen Thorwald^[30]

🏷️ Also known as

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Occupation 6

writer, journalist, historian, biographer, science fiction writer, medical historian

Employer 2

Das Schwarze Korps, National Zeitung

Field of work 2

propaganda, literary scholar

Given name 2

Jürgen, Heinz

Archives at 1

Berlin State Library

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

Different from 1

Heinz Bongartz

Educated at 1

University of Cologne

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Place of birth 1

Solingen

Place of death 1

Lugano

Sex or gender 1

male

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Heinz Bongartz

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Summary

Jürgen Thorwald was born on October 26, 1915^[1], in Solingen^[2]. He died on April 4, 2006^[3], in Lugano^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], journalist^[6], science fiction writer^[7], historian^[8], and biographer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Jürgen Thorwald born?

Jürgen Thorwald was born in Solingen^[2].

Where did Jürgen Thorwald die?

Jürgen Thorwald passed away in Lugano^[4].

What did Jürgen Thorwald do for work?

Jürgen Thorwald worked as a writer^[5], journalist^[6], science fiction writer^[7], historian^[8], and biographer^[9].

Where did Jürgen Thorwald go to school?

Jürgen Thorwald was educated at University of Cologne^[16].

What awards did Jürgen Thorwald receive?

Honors received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[23].

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[2] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — place of birth (P19): Solingen. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-10. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — place of death (P20): Lugano. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-30. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-04. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — educated at (P69): University of Cologne. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — field of work (P101): propaganda. Retrieved 2022-02-12. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — field of work (P101): literary scholar. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-06-25. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — occupation (P106): science fiction writer. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — occupation (P106): historian. Retrieved 2019-06-14. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — occupation (P106): biographer. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — occupation (P106): medical historian. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — employer (P108): Das Schwarze Korps. Retrieved 2022-02-12. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — employer (P108): National Zeitung. Retrieved 2022-02-12. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — award received (P166): Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — archives at (P485): Berlin State Library. kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — archives at (P485): Institute of Contemporary History – Archives. kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — date of birth (P569): October 26, 1915. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — date of death (P570): April 4, 2006. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. spiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — family name (P734): Bongartz. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — given name (P735): Heinz. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — given name (P735): Jürgen. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — pseudonym (P742): Jürgen Thorwald. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — notable work (P800): The Century of the Surgeon. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — notable work (P800): The Century of the Detective. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — notable work (P800): Science and secrets of early medicine. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — notable work (P800): Flight in the winter. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — notable work (P800): The Illusion. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — notable work (P800): Blood of kings. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — described by source (P1343): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — birth name (P1477): Heinz Bongartz. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — name in native language (P1559): Jürgen Thorwald. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — different from (P1889): Heinz Bongartz. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — name (P2561): Jürgen Thorwald. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Jürgen Thorwald — name (P2561): Heinz Bongartz. wikidata.org.

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