Thomas Glavinic

Austrian writer
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Thomas Glavinic

Summary

Thomas Glavinic is a human[1]. His place of birth was Graz[2]. He was born on +1972-04-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4], taxi driver[5], and essayist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Glavinic was born in Graz[2].
  • Thomas Glavinic was born on +1972-04-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thomas Glavinic held citizenship in Austria[8].
  • Thomas Glavinic worked as a writer[4].
  • Thomas Glavinic worked as a taxi driver[5].
  • Thomas Glavinic worked as an essayist[6].
  • Thomas Glavinic's field of work was creative and professional writing[9].
  • Thomas Glavinic's field of work was prose[10].
  • Thomas Glavinic's field of work was essay[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Thomas Glavinic is Carl Haffner's Love of the Draw[12].
  • Thomas Glavinic received the Friedrich Glauser Award[13].
  • Thomas Glavinic received the Poetik-Professur an der Universität Bamberg[14].
  • Thomas Glavinic received the Austrian Promotional Prize for Literature[15].
  • Thomas Glavinic received the Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar[16].
  • Thomas Glavinic's image is recorded as Glavinic, Thomas.IMG 3662.JPG[17].
  • Thomas Glavinic is recorded as male[18].
  • Thomas Glavinic's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Thomas Glavinic's genre is recorded as prose[20].
  • Thomas Glavinic's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108674710[21].
  • Thomas Glavinic's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7562683[22].
  • Thomas Glavinic's GND ID is recorded as 120166666[23].
  • Thomas Glavinic's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr98024640[24].
  • Thomas Glavinic's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 136132483[25].
  • Thomas Glavinic's IdRef ID is recorded as 055837050[26].
  • Thomas Glavinic's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA16454801[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Graz[2], Thomas Glavinic… he was born on +1972-04-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], taxi driver[5], and essayist[6]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[9], an academic discipline[28]; prose[10], a literary form[29]; and essay[11], a literary genre[30].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Thomas Glavinic is Carl Haffner's Love of the Draw[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Friedrich Glauser Award[13], a literary award[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1987[33]; Poetik-Professur an der Universität Bamberg[14], a literary award[34], in Germany[35]; Austrian Promotional Prize for Literature[15], a literary award[36], in Austria[37], founded in 1950[38]; and Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar[16], a literary award[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1999[41].

Why It Matters

Thomas Glavinic ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Glavinic born?

Thomas Glavinic was born in Graz[2].

What did Thomas Glavinic do for work?

Thomas Glavinic worked as writer[4], taxi driver[5], and essayist[6].

What awards did Thomas Glavinic receive?

Honors received include Friedrich Glauser Award[13], Poetik-Professur an der Universität Bamberg[14], Austrian Promotional Prize for Literature[15], and Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . talentedreader.blogspot.com. talentedreader.blogspot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . NooSFere. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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