Martin Suter

Swiss writer, playwright, screenwriter and publicist
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Martin Suter

Summary

Martin Suter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Zurich[2]. He was born on February 29, 1948[3]. He worked as a screenwriter[4], journalist[5], writer[6], columnist[7], and novelist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Zurich[2], Martin Suter…
  • Martin Suter was born on February 29, 1948[3].
  • Martin Suter held citizenship in Switzerland[10].
  • Martin Suter held citizenship in Spain[11].
  • German was Martin Suter's native language[12].
  • Martin Suter's professions included screenwriter[4].
  • Martin Suter's professions included journalist[5].
  • Martin Suter's professions included writer[6].
  • Martin Suter worked as a columnist[7].
  • Martin Suter's professions included novelist[8].
  • Among Martin Suter's employers was GGK[13].
  • Martin Suter was educated at University of London[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Martin Suter is The Dark Side of the Moon[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Martin Suter is The Chef[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Martin Suter is Melody[17].
  • Martin Suter received the Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award[18].
  • Martin Suter received the Prix du Premier Roman[19].
  • Martin Suter is recorded as male[20].
  • Martin Suter's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Martin Suter's Commons category is recorded as Martin Suter[22].
  • Martin Suter's family name is recorded as Suter[23].
  • Martin Suter's given name is recorded as Martin[24].
  • Martin Suter's official website is recorded as https://www.martin-suter.com/[25].
  • Martin Suter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Martin Suter[26].
  • Martin Suter's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fictiondb.com/author/martin-suter~55549.htm[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CH[29]

  • Began / founded: 1948-02-29[30]

  • Community tags: german audiobook reader, has german audiobooks[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5b70f714-e1cc-4549-81b0-4ca357e76796[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Zurich[2], Martin Suter… he was born on February 29, 1948[3]. German was his native language[12].

Education

Martin Suter was educated at University of London[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4], journalist[5], writer[6], columnist[7], and novelist[8]. Among Martin Suter's employers was GGK[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Dark Side of the Moon[15], a literary work[33]; The Chef[16], a literary work[34]; and Melody[17], a literary work[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award[18], a class of award[36], in Spain[37] and Prix du Premier Roman[19], a group of awards[38], in France[39], founded in 1977[40].

Why It Matters

Martin Suter ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Martin Suter born?

Born in Zurich[2], Martin Suter…

What did Martin Suter do for work?

Martin Suter worked as screenwriter[4], journalist[5], writer[6], columnist[7], and novelist[8].

Where did Martin Suter go to school?

Martin Suter was educated at University of London[14].

What awards did Martin Suter receive?

Honors received include Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award[18] and Prix du Premier Roman[19].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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