Klaus Merz

Swiss writer
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Klaus Merz

Summary

Klaus Merz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Aarau[2]. He was born on October 3, 1945[3]. He worked as a poet[4], writer[5], children's writer[6], and author[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Klaus Merz's place of birth was Aarau[2].
  • Klaus Merz was born on October 3, 1945[3].
  • Klaus Merz held citizenship in Switzerland[9].
  • Klaus Merz's professions included poet[4].
  • Klaus Merz worked as a writer[5].
  • Klaus Merz worked as a children's writer[6].
  • Klaus Merz's professions included author[7].
  • Klaus Merz received the Solothurner Literaturpreis[10].
  • Klaus Merz received the Gottfried-Keller-Preis[11].
  • Klaus Merz received the Hermann-Hesse-Preis[12].
  • Klaus Merz received the Rainer-Malkowski-Preis[13].
  • Klaus Merz received the Q18410573[14].
  • Klaus Merz received the Christine Lavant prize[15].
  • Klaus Merz is recorded as male[16].
  • Klaus Merz's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Klaus Merz's genre is prose[18].
  • Klaus Merz's Commons category is recorded as Klaus Merz[19].
  • Klaus Merz's family name is recorded as Merz[20].
  • Klaus Merz's given name is recorded as Klaus[21].
  • Klaus Merz's participant in is recorded as Ingeborg Bachmann Award 1980[22].
  • Klaus Merz's participant in is recorded as Ingeborg Bachmann Award 1989[23].
  • Klaus Merz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Klaus Merz's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Aargauer Bibliografie[25].
  • Klaus Merz's writing language is recorded as German[26].
  • Klaus Merz's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[27].

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Origins and Family

Klaus Merz was born in Aarau[2]. He was born on October 3, 1945[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], writer[5], children's writer[6], and author[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Solothurner Literaturpreis[10], an award[28], founded in 1994[29]; Gottfried-Keller-Preis[11], a literary award[30], in Switzerland[31], founded in 1921[32]; Hermann-Hesse-Preis[12], a literary award[33], in Germany[34]; Rainer-Malkowski-Preis[13], a literary award[35], in Germany[36], founded in 2005[37]; Q18410573[14], a literary award[38], in Switzerland[39], founded in 2008[40]; and Christine Lavant prize[15], a literary award[41], in Austria[42], founded in 2016[43].

Why It Matters

Klaus Merz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

FAQs

Where was Klaus Merz born?

Born in Aarau[2], Klaus Merz…

What did Klaus Merz do for work?

Klaus Merz worked as poet[4], writer[5], children's writer[6], and author[7].

What awards did Klaus Merz receive?

Honors received include Solothurner Literaturpreis[10], Gottfried-Keller-Preis[11], Hermann-Hesse-Preis[12], and Rainer-Malkowski-Preis[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . nzz.ch. Retrieved . nzz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at. Retrieved . archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at. Retrieved . archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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