Cornelia Funke

Summary

Cornelia Funke is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Dorsten^[2]. She was born on December 10, 1958^[3]. She worked as a writer^[4], children's writer^[5], screenwriter^[6], and illustrator^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.26% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,002 views/month, #2,570 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Cornelia Funke's place of birth was Dorsten^[2].
• Cornelia Funke was born on December 10, 1958^[3].
• Cornelia Funke held citizenship in Germany^[9].
• German was Cornelia Funke's native language^[10].
• Cornelia Funke's professions included writer^[4].
• Cornelia Funke worked as a children's writer^[5].
• Cornelia Funke worked as a screenwriter^[6].
• Cornelia Funke worked as an illustrator^[7].
• A notable work attributed to Cornelia Funke is Inkheart^[11].
• Cornelia Funke received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[12].
• Cornelia Funke received the Roswitha Prize^[13].
• Cornelia Funke received the Annette von Droste-Hülshoff prize^[14].
• Cornelia Funke received the Zilveren Griffel^[15].
• Cornelia Funke received the Wildweibchenpreis^[16].
• Cornelia Funke received the Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar^[17].
• Cornelia Funke was influenced by Graham Greene^[18].
• Cornelia Funke is recorded as female^[19].
• Cornelia Funke's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Cornelia Funke's genre is fantasy^[21].
• Cornelia Funke's Commons category is recorded as Cornelia Funke^[22].
• Cornelia Funke's family name is recorded as Funke^[23].
• Cornelia Funke's given name is recorded as Cornelia^[24].
• Cornelia Funke's official website is recorded as https://corneliafunke.com^[25].
• Cornelia Funke's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cornelia Funke^[26].
• Cornelia Funke's work location is recorded as Hamburg^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1958-12-10^[30]

• Genre(s): audio drama^[31]

• Community tags: _consistency, audio drama, audiobook, has german audio plays, has german audiobooks^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5ca3f366-96ef-4be1-aa66-426b7ec98ce6^[33]

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Origins and Family

Cornelia Funke was born in Dorsten^[2]. She was born on December 10, 1958^[3]. German was her native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], children's writer^[5], screenwriter^[6], and illustrator^[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Cornelia Funke is Inkheart^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[12], a grade of an order^[34], in Germany^[35]; Roswitha Prize^[13], a literary award^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1973^[38]; Annette von Droste-Hülshoff prize^[14], a literary award^[39], in Germany^[40]; Zilveren Griffel^[15], a young adult literature award^[41], in Netherlands^[42], founded in 1971^[43]; Wildweibchenpreis^[16], a literary award^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 1996^[46]; and Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar^[17], a literary award^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 1999^[49].

Why It Matters

Cornelia Funke ranks in the top 0.26% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,002 views/month, #2,570 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Works attributed to her include The Thief Lord^[52], a written work^[53]; Inkheart^[54], a literary work^[55]; Inkheart series^[56], a novel series^[57]; Wild Chicks^[58], a novel series^[59]; Dragon Rider^[60], a literary work^[61]; and Inkspell^[62], a literary work^[63].

FAQs

Where was Cornelia Funke born?

Born in Dorsten^[2], Cornelia Funke…

What did Cornelia Funke do for work?

Cornelia Funke worked as writer^[4], children's writer^[5], screenwriter^[6], and illustrator^[7].

What awards did Cornelia Funke receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[12], Roswitha Prize^[13], Annette von Droste-Hülshoff prize^[14], and Zilveren Griffel^[15].