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Walter Moers

German comic creator and writer (born 1957)
Person Human Q62073

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
May 24, 1957, 1957[8]
Place of birth
Mönchengladbach
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
writer, screenwriter, children's writer, artist, comics artist
Award received
Bavarian TV Awards, Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar, Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser, Max und Moritz award[17][18][19][20]
Notable work
The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear, Princess Insomnia & the Nightmare-colored Night-mare, Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures, A Wild Ride Through the Night, Ensel and Krete, Weihnachten auf der Lindwurmfeste, The City of Dreaming Books[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Genre
fantasy, children's literature, comedy[22][23][24]
Work location
Hamburg[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[28]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Moers[25]
Given name
Walter[26]
Topic has template
Template:Walter Moers[29]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 97
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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ADAGP artist ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Artists of the World ID
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BD Gest' author ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
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BiblioNet author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Central Library of Volos authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 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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FactGrid item ID
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Fandom article ID
de.zamonien:Walter_Moers
FantLab author ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
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Gallimard author ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Google Play author ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
31654
IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
533119
KANTO ID
000157107
KBR person ID
14408356
Kallías ID
PE00060203
Keratsini-Drapetsona libraries' catalogue authority ID
88423
Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
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LdiF person ID
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Levadia Library ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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LiteraturPort autorenlexikon ID
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MSVF ID
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Municipal Library of Trikala ID
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Munzinger person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
41333
NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
00983760
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
200340
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200306290
National Library of Latvia ID
000195268
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810583480205606
National Library of Portugal ID
123606
National Library of Russia ID
770181120
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1576720
National Virtual Library of India ID
544463
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
147148901
NooSFere author ID
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Open Library ID
OL75704A
PORT person ID
239454
Perlentaucher ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003600924
RKDartists ID
221318
SVKKL authority ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls012350688
TMDB person ID
56492
TV Tropes ID
Creator/WalterMoers
Tebeosfera ID
moers_walter
Topic's main category
Category:Walter Moers
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058509232406706
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
20227
Vikidia article ID
fr:Walter_Moers
WorldCat Entities ID
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Worlds Without End author ID
3882
Yale LUX ID
person/b89f3656-1348-4f6d-915d-91433e3970ba
ČSFD person ID
523174

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Princess Insomnia & the Nightmare-colored Night-mare, Princess Insomnia & the Nightmare-colored Night-mare, The Alchemaster's Apprentice, The Alchemaster's Apprentice, The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books, The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books
Genre 3
comedy, fantasy, children's literature
Occupation 3
writer, screenwriter, children's writer
Award received 2
Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar, Max und Moritz award
Notable work 2
The City of Dreaming Books, The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear
Works by author 2
The City of Dreaming Books, The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear
← Illustrator 2
The City of Dreaming Books, The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
Dennison
Given name 1
Walter
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Mönchengladbach
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Hamburg
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Summary

Walter Moers was born on May 24, 1957[1], in Mönchengladbach[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], screenwriter[4], children's writer[5], artist[6], and comics artist[7].

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[30]

  • Country: DE[31]

  • Began / founded: 1957-05-24[32]

  • Community tags: audiobook, has german audiobooks[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2cfc8f80-97c1-400e-a2b7-f38da5bee1a3[34]

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Walter Moers include The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear[35], a literary work[36] and The City of Dreaming Books[37], a literary work[38].

FAQs

Where was Walter Moers born?

Walter Moers's place of birth was Mönchengladbach[2].

What did Walter Moers do for work?

Walter Moers worked as a writer[3], screenwriter[4], children's writer[5], artist[6], and comics artist[7].

What awards did Walter Moers receive?

Honors received include Bavarian TV Awards[17], Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar[18], Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser[19], and Max und Moritz award[20].

Related Entities

children's literature Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . stmwi.bayern.de. Retrieved . stmwi.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . sf-fan.de. sf-fan.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . comic-salon.de. comic-salon.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL75704A
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → D3E1-33BB-6E8D-04BA-1F5F
    "Changed [mul] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: Cleanup: remove wikimedia+duplicate refs; add mul label (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
  3. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0219531-Moers-Walter-1957
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0219531-Moers-Walter-1957, batch #259496"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, screenwriter, children's writer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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