Christa Wolf

Summary

Christa Wolf is a human^[1]. She was born in Gorzów Wielkopolski^[2]. She was born on March 18, 1929^[3]. She passed away in Berlin^[4]. She died on December 1, 2011^[5]. She worked as a writer^[6], screenwriter^[7], politician^[8], novelist^[9], and essayist^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (614 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Christa Wolf's place of birth was Gorzów Wielkopolski^[2].
• Christa Wolf passed away in Berlin^[4].
• Christa Wolf was born on March 18, 1929^[3].
• Christa Wolf died on December 1, 2011^[5].
• Burial took place at Dorotheenstadt Cemetery^[12].
• Among Christa Wolf's spouses was Gerhard Wolf^[13].
• A child of Christa Wolf was Annette Simon^[14].
• Christa Wolf held citizenship in Germany^[15].
• Christa Wolf held citizenship in German Democratic Republic^[16].
• German was Christa Wolf's native language^[17].
• Christa Wolf worked as a writer^[6].
• Christa Wolf's professions included screenwriter^[7].
• Christa Wolf worked as a politician^[8].
• Christa Wolf's professions included novelist^[9].
• Christa Wolf's professions included essayist^[10].
• Christa Wolf worked as a journalist^[18].
• Christa Wolf's field of work was essay^[19].
• Christa Wolf's field of work was German-language literature^[20].
• Christa Wolf was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[21].
• Christa Wolf was educated at Leipzig University^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Christa Wolf is They Divided the Sky^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Christa Wolf is The Quest for Christa T.^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Christa Wolf is Patterns of Childhood^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Christa Wolf is Cassandra^[26].
• Christa Wolf received the Georg Büchner Prize^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1929-03-18^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2011-12-01^[31]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 116615dc-7dbc-4e9a-b3e1-563c7b0e58f8^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Christa Wolf was born in Gorzów Wielkopolski^[2]. She was born on March 18, 1929^[3]. German was her native language^[17].

Education

Educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[21], a public university^[34], in Germany^[35], founded in 1558^[36], headquartered in Jena^[37] and Leipzig University^[22], a public university^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1409^[40], headquartered in Leipzig^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], screenwriter^[7], politician^[8], novelist^[9], essayist^[10], and journalist^[18]. Fields of work include essay^[19], a literary genre^[42] and German-language literature^[20], a sub-set of literature^[43].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include They Divided the Sky^[23], The Quest for Christa T.^[24], Patterns of Childhood^[25], and Cassandra^[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Georg Büchner Prize^[27], a literary award^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 1923^[46]; Geschwister-Scholl-Preis^[47], a literary award^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1980^[50]; National Prize of East Germany^[51], a national award^[52], in German Democratic Republic^[53], founded in 1949^[54]; Schiller Memorial Prize^[55], a literary award^[56], in Germany^[57], founded in 1955^[58]; Heinrich Mann Prize^[59], a literary award^[60], in Germany^[61]; and Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize^[62], a literary award^[63], in Poland^[64], founded in 1996^[65], headquartered in Toruń^[66].

Personal Life

Christa Wolf was married to Gerhard Wolf^[13]. A child of her was Annette Simon^[14]. She was affiliated with the Socialist Unity Party of Germany^[67].

Death and Burial

Christa Wolf died on December 1, 2011^[5]. She passed away in Berlin^[4]. She is buried at Dorotheenstadt Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Christa Wolf ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (614 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

Works attributed to her include Cassandra^[70], a literary work^[71], founded in 1984^[72]; They Divided the Sky^[73], a literary work^[74]; What Remains^[75], a literary work^[76]; and The Quest for Christa T.^[77], a literary work^[78].

FAQs

Where was Christa Wolf born?

Christa Wolf was born in Gorzów Wielkopolski^[2].

Where did Christa Wolf die?

Christa Wolf passed away in Berlin^[4].

Who was Christa Wolf married to?

Christa Wolf's spouses include Gerhard Wolf^[13].

What did Christa Wolf do for work?

Christa Wolf worked as writer^[6], screenwriter^[7], politician^[8], novelist^[9], and essayist^[10].

Where did Christa Wolf go to school?

Christa Wolf was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[21] and Leipzig University^[22].

What awards did Christa Wolf receive?

Honors received include Georg Büchner Prize^[27], Geschwister-Scholl-Preis^[47], National Prize of East Germany^[51], and Schiller Memorial Prize^[55].