Kurt Marti

Swiss theologian and poet (1921-2017)
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Kurt Marti

Summary

Kurt Marti is a human[1]. He was born in Bern[2]. He was born on January 31, 1921[3]. He died in Bern[4]. He died on February 11, 2017[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], author[8], Protestant theologian[9], and parson[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Kurt Marti's place of birth was Bern[2].
  • Kurt Marti died in Bern[4].
  • Kurt Marti was born on January 31, 1921[3].
  • Kurt Marti died on February 11, 2017[5].
  • Kurt Marti held citizenship in Switzerland[12].
  • Kurt Marti's professions included poet[6].
  • Kurt Marti worked as a writer[7].
  • Kurt Marti worked as an author[8].
  • Kurt Marti worked as a Protestant theologian[9].
  • Kurt Marti's professions included parson[10].
  • Kurt Marti worked as a theologian[13].
  • Kurt Marti was educated at Freies Gymnasium Bern[14].
  • Kurt Marti's education included a stint at University of Bern[15].
  • Kurt Marti's education included a stint at University of Basel[16].
  • Kurt Marti received the Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis[17].
  • Kurt Marti's religion is recorded as Protestantism[18].
  • Kurt Marti's religion is recorded as reformed[19].
  • Kurt Marti is recorded as male[20].
  • Kurt Marti's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Kurt Marti's Commons category is recorded as Kurt Marti[22].
  • Kurt Marti's archives at is recorded as Swiss Literary Archives[23].
  • Kurt Marti's family name is recorded as Marti[24].
  • Kurt Marti's given name is recorded as Kurt[25].
  • Kurt Marti's municipal affiliation of a Swiss national is recorded as Lyss[26].
  • Kurt Marti's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CH[29]

  • Began / founded: 1921-01-31[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-02-11[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 89ef5ebc-0791-4862-acb2-02761cb26d3e[32]

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Origins and Family

Kurt Marti's place of birth was Bern[2]. He was born on January 31, 1921[3].

Education

Educated at Freies Gymnasium Bern[14], a Gymnasium[33], in Switzerland[34], founded in 1859[35]; University of Bern[15], a comprehensive university[36], in Switzerland[37], founded in 1834[38], headquartered in Main building of the University of Berne[39]; and University of Basel[16], a public research university[40], in Switzerland[41], founded in 1460[42], headquartered in Basel[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], author[8], Protestant theologian[9], parson[10], and theologian[13].

Recognition

Kurt Marti received the Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis[17].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Protestantism[18], a Christian denominational family[44], founded in 1517[45] and reformed[19], in Switzerland[46].

Death and Burial

Kurt Marti died on February 11, 2017[5]. He died in Bern[4].

Why It Matters

Kurt Marti ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47]

FAQs

Where was Kurt Marti born?

Born in Bern[2], Kurt Marti…

Where did Kurt Marti die?

Kurt Marti died in Bern[4].

What did Kurt Marti do for work?

Kurt Marti worked as poet[6], writer[7], author[8], Protestant theologian[9], and parson[10].

Where did Kurt Marti go to school?

Kurt Marti was educated at Freies Gymnasium Bern[14], University of Bern[15], and University of Basel[16].

What awards did Kurt Marti receive?

Honors received include Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . tucholsky-gesellschaft.de. tucholsky-gesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . helveticarchives.ch. Retrieved . helveticarchives.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of human
    Educated at Freies Gymnasium Bern, University of Bern, University of Basel
    Documentation files at SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Occupation poet, writer, author +4
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