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Franz Kafka
Summary
Franz Kafka is a human[1]. He was born in Prague[2]. He was born on July 3, 1883[3]. He passed away in Kierling[4]. He died on June 3, 1924[5]. He worked as a novelist[6], fabulist[7], short story writer[8], aphorist[9], and diarist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.13% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145,136 views/month, #1,342 of 1,000,298).[11]
Franz Kafka's field of work was Prague German Literature[25].
Among Franz Kafka's employers was Assicurazioni Generali[26].
Among Franz Kafka's employers was Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt[27].
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Origins and Family
Franz Kafka was born in Prague[2]. He was born on July 3, 1883[3]. His father was Hermann Kafka[16]. His mother was Julie Löwy[17]. He is identified as part of the Ashkenazi Jews ethnic group[22]. Native languages include German[20] and Czech[21].
Education
Educated at German University in Prague[28], a university[29], in Czech Republic[30], founded in 1882[31], headquartered in Prague[32]; Charles University[33], a public university[34], in Czech Republic[35], founded in 1348[36], headquartered in Prague[37]; philosophy faculty of the German university of Prague[38]; and Faculty of Law, German University in Prague[39].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include novelist[6], fabulist[7], short story writer[8], aphorist[9], diarist[10], and translator[23]. Fields of work include literature[24], a type of arts[40] and Prague German Literature[25], a term[41]. Employers include Assicurazioni Generali[26], a business[42], in Italy[43], founded in 1831[44], headquartered in Trieste[45] and Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt[27], an organization[46], in Austria[47].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include June 3, 1924[5] and July 3, 1924[13]. Recorded place of death include Kierling[4], an Ortschaft[48], in Austria[49] and Kafka Sterbehaus[12], a building[50], in Austria[51]. Recorded cause of death include laryngeal tuberculosis[52] and starvation[53]. Recorded place of burial include New Jewish Cemetery[14] and Grave of Franz Kafka[15].
Why It Matters
Franz Kafka ranks in the top 0.13% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145,136 views/month, #1,342 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
He has been cited as an influence by Albert Camus[56], a writer[57], 1913–1960[58], of France[59], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[60], specialised in philosophy[61]; Haruki Murakami[62], a linguist[63], b. 1949[64], of Japan[65], specialised in performing arts[66]; Hannah Arendt[67], a philosopher[68], 1906–1975[69], of Prussia[70], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[71], specialised in political philosophy[72]; Kazuo Ishiguro[73], a novelist[74], b. 1954[75], of United Kingdom[76], awarded the Costa Book Awards[77]; Charles Bukowski[78], an actor[79], 1920–1994[80], of Germany[81]; and Joyce Carol Oates[82], a playwright[83], b. 1938[84], of United States[85], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[86], specialised in poetry[87].
Works attributed to him include The Metamorphosis[88], The Trial[89], The Castle[90], Lost in America[91], Letter to His Father[92], and In the Penal Colony[93].
Franz Kafka's father was Hermann Kafka[16]. Franz Kafka's mother was Julie Löwy[17].
What did Franz Kafka do for work?
Franz Kafka worked as novelist[6], fabulist[7], short story writer[8], aphorist[9], and diarist[10].
Where did Franz Kafka go to school?
Franz Kafka was educated at German University in Prague[28], Charles University[33], philosophy faculty of the German university of Prague[38], and Faculty of Law, German University in Prague[39].
Who did Franz Kafka influence?
Franz Kafka has been cited as an influence by Albert Camus[56], Haruki Murakami[62], Hannah Arendt[67], and Kazuo Ishiguro[73].
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