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Norbert Bolz

German philosopher
Person Human Q106265

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
April 17, 1953
Place of birth
Ludwigshafen
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
philosopher, university teacher, writer, communication scholar, opinion journalist
Employer
Technische Universität Berlin, University of Essen
Field of work
philosophy, German studies, religious studies, English studies[9][10][11][12]
Educated at
Freie Universität Berlin[13]
Award received
Tractatus Award[15]
Doctoral advisor
Wolfgang Hübener[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Family name
Bolz[20]
Given name
Norbert, Wolfgang[21][22]
Hashtag
NorbertBolz[25]
Influenced by
Marshall McLuhan, Jacob Taubes, Walter Benjamin[16][17][18]
Name in native language
Norbert Bolz[24]
Social media followers
63k (23k–63k, n=4)
🏷️ Also known as
en Norbert Bolz en Norbert Wolfgang Bolz en Norbert W. Bolz cs Norbert W. Bolz de Norbert Wolfgang Bolz de Norbert W. Bolz ja ノルベルト・ボルツ ko 노르베르트 볼츠
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
24613449
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80029037
GND ID
109047176
Amazon author ID
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Apple Music artist ID
911002102
ArchINFORM person/group ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BiblioNet author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bing entity ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
38931043
CONOR.SR ID
18373991
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CompArt person ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
109047176
Dialnet author ID
736516
ELNET ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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JRC Names ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00403123
LibraryThing author ID
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Merkur author page
norbert-bolz
Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00916260
NDL Authority ID
00654794
NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000790961
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
280570
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200001185
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CSQ/;=BO
National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX938794
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068183356
Open Library ID
OL501972A
Parsifal cluster ID
202617
Perlentaucher ID
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Persée author ID
232755
PhilPapers author ID
Norbert W. Bolz
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
9439
Prabook ID
2107664
RERO ID (legacy)
A027335590
Rhineland-Palatinate Person DB (GND) ID
109047176
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
188417
SHARE Catalogue author ID
245414
Scopus author ID
26033142600
Shazam artist ID
911002102
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Person", "NorbertBolz::rsc8k"]
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
NorbertBolz
Yale LUX ID
person/4b4985e4-bf73-4a4a-9059-5566045799d6
ČSFD person ID
288806

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Field of work 4
philosophy, religious studies, German studies, English studies
Influenced by 3
Walter Benjamin, Marshall McLuhan, Jacob Taubes
Occupation 3
writer, philosopher, university teacher
Employer 2
Technische Universität Berlin, University of Essen
Given name 2
Norbert, Wolfgang
Award received 1
Tractatus Award
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
Freie Universität Berlin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Ludwigshafen
Sex or gender 1
male
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Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus
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Summary

Norbert Bolz was born on April 17, 1953[1], in Ludwigshafen[2]. He has worked as a philosopher[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], communication scholar[6], and opinion journalist[7].

FAQs

Where was Norbert Bolz born?

Norbert Bolz's place of birth was Ludwigshafen[2].

What did Norbert Bolz do for work?

Norbert Bolz worked as a philosopher[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], communication scholar[6], and opinion journalist[7].

Where did Norbert Bolz go to school?

Norbert Bolz was educated at Freie Universität Berlin[13].

What awards did Norbert Bolz receive?

Honors received include Tractatus Award[15].

Related Entities

English studies German studies Germany Marshall McLuhan philosophy religious studies University of Essen Walter Benjamin

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . rts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation → philosopher, university teacher, writer +1
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    Employer → Technische Universität Berlin, University of Essen
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  5. 27w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Tractatus Award
    Place of birth → Ludwigshafen
    Country of citizenship → Germany
    Given name → Norbert, Wolfgang
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