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Kurt Flasch

German philosopher
Person Human Q107696

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
March 12, 1930
Place of birth
Mainz
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
philosopher, university teacher, non-fiction writer, translator
Employer
Ruhr University Bochum[9]
Award received
Sigmund Freud Prize, Hannah Arendt Prize, Rudolf Meimberg Award, Kuno Fischer Award, Joseph-Breitbach-Preis, Tractatus Award, honorary doctor of the University of Lucerne, honorary doctorate of the University of Basel[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Notable work
Why I am not a Christian[10]
Child
Thomas Flasch[7]
Work location
Bochum[26]
Nominated for
Leipzig Book Fair Prize/Non-Fiction[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[28]
Academic degree
doctorate[23]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[30]
Family name
Flasch[24]
Given name
Kurt[25]
Member of
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, German Academy for Language and Literature, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[19][20][21]
Name in native language
Kurt Flasch[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kurt Flasch fa فلاش، کورت، ۱۹۳۰- م. ja クルト・フラッシュ
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000121327019
VIAF cluster ID
51703546
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85264069
GND ID
119044676
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kurt Flasch.jpg ↗
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
877-flasch-kurt
Angelicum ID
61415
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120258697
BookBrainz author ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
230683
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119044676
Databazeknih.cz author ID
160785
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119044676
FAST ID
203529
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14657883
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00001354
Munzinger person ID
00000029148
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01590271
NDL Authority ID
001189043
NL CR AUT ID
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NLAI ID
1699502
NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018N3000
National Library of Latvia ID
000100131
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810560932305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX914285
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072267313
Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
OL293843A
PUG authority ID
59286
Parsifal cluster ID
25488
Perlentaucher ID
kurt-flasch
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
28107
RedBA Granada authority ID
103760
SBN author ID
CFIV000504
SHARE Catalogue author ID
169975
SNK ID
203016
SVKKL authority ID
0440229-Flasch-Kurt-1930
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
315303
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058612916406706
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10153991
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/74729
Wellcome Collection concept ID
thj762mv
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/e662a5a7-cf92-451a-8e46-3e359da27542

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🔗 Connections
Award received 8
Hannah Arendt Prize, Sigmund Freud Prize, Joseph-Breitbach-Preis, honorary doctorate of the University of Basel, Kuno Fischer Award, Rudolf Meimberg Award, Tractatus Award, honorary doctor of the University of Lucerne
Member of 3
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, German Academy for Language and Literature
Occupation 3
philosopher, university teacher, non-fiction writer
← Winner 2
Hannah Arendt Prize, Rudolf Meimberg Award
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Employer 1
Ruhr University Bochum
Given name 1
Kurt
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Mainz
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Bochum
← FactGrid item ID 1
Boutigny
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Summary

Kurt Flasch was born on March 12, 1930[1], in Mainz[2]. He has worked as a philosopher[3], university teacher[4], non-fiction writer[5], and translator[6].

FAQs

Where was Kurt Flasch born?

Kurt Flasch was born in Mainz[2].

What did Kurt Flasch do for work?

Kurt Flasch worked as a philosopher[3], university teacher[4], non-fiction writer[5], and translator[6].

What awards did Kurt Flasch receive?

Honors received include Sigmund Freud Prize[11], Hannah Arendt Prize[12], Rudolf Meimberg Award[13], and Kuno Fischer Award[14].

Related Entities

Germany

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . deutscheakademie.de. deutscheakademie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . boell.de. boell.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . preis-der-leipziger-buchmesse.de. Retrieved . preis-der-leipziger-buchmesse.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 5w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 6w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
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    "Created claim: Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights, Add copyright status based on life sign"
  4. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Niedersächsische Personen ID → —
    "Created claim: Niedersächsische Personen ID: 1043066705, batch #275204"
  5. 7w ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID → 877-flasch-kurt
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  7. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Niedersächsische Personen ID → —
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  8. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #39505: Add deprecated P13627 from Mix'n'match catalog 6981; live URL returned HTTP 404"
  9. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0440229-Flasch-Kurt-1930
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0440229-Flasch-Kurt-1930, batch #259473"
  11. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → philosopher, university teacher, non-fiction writer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31699: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
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