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Gerd Ruge

German journalist (1928–2021)
Person human Q101417

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
August 9, 1928
Date of death
October 15, 2021
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
Germany[14]
Occupation
television presenter, journalist, university teacher, writer, director
Employer
Amnesty International[18]
Field of work
journalism, creative and professional writing, film[15][16][17]
Award received
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award, Alexander Men Prize, State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia, Otto Hahn Peace Medal, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian TV Awards, Grimme-Preis, Berliner Bär, Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Spouse
Lois Fisher-Ruge, Fredeke von der Schulenburg[10][11]
Child
Boris Ruge, Elisabeth Ruge[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[36]
Archives at
Berlin State Library[32]
Described by source
Wikidata item[35]
Family name
Ruge[33]
Given name
Gerd[34]
Member of
PEN Germany, Russian Academy of Sciences[29][30]
Name in native language
Gerd Ruge[37]
P14750
0F0C-CEB1-572C-4755-2C99
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerd Ruge ar جيرد روغه ja ゲルト・ルーゲ ru Герд Руге ru Руге, Герд
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000083912718
VIAF cluster ID
68970844
Library of Congress authority ID
n83204559
GND ID
109068203
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gerd-Ruge.jpg ↗
BIBSYS 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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CCAB ID
000482080
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11225993
CiNii Research ID
1140845216661149696
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DDB person (GND) ID
109068203
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
109068203
FAST ID
120288
Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
077138333
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
109068203
Kallías ID
PE00470495
Kinobox person ID
1549423
Libraries Australia ID
35790062
Munzinger person ID
00000009592
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0454183X
NDL Authority ID
00474177
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1088937
NUKAT ID
n01022475
National Library of Chile ID
000169097
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276388005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000001292
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BOc6;=BQ
National Library of Russia ID
770143228
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068389183
Open Library ID
OL368045A
PM20 folder ID
pe/015155
PORT person ID
603941
Perlentaucher ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003770182
SHARE Catalogue author ID
713275
SVKKL authority ID
p0073933-Ruge-Gerd-19282021
TMDB person ID
1522773
WikiTree person ID
Ruge-166
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/8b48671e-ee7a-4724-80cf-be91cb15b6fa
ČSFD person ID
239597
🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Otto Hahn Peace Medal, Grimme-Preis, Berliner Bär, State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia, Alexander Men Prize
Occupation 4
writer, journalist, television presenter, university teacher
Field of work 2
film, journalism
Archives at 1
Berlin State Library
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Employer 1
Amnesty International
Family name 1
Ruge
Given name 1
Gerd
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
Russian Academy of Sciences
Place of birth 1
Hamburg
Place of death 1
Munich
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Gerd Ruge was born on August 9, 1928[1], in Hamburg[2]. He died on October 15, 2021[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as a television presenter[5], journalist[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and director[9].

FAQs

Where was Gerd Ruge born?

Gerd Ruge's place of birth was Hamburg[2].

Where did Gerd Ruge die?

Gerd Ruge died in Munich[4].

Who was Gerd Ruge married to?

Gerd Ruge's spouses include Lois Fisher-Ruge[10] and Fredeke von der Schulenburg[11].

What did Gerd Ruge do for work?

Gerd Ruge worked as a television presenter[5], journalist[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and director[9].

What awards did Gerd Ruge receive?

Honors received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[19], Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award[20], Alexander Men Prize[21], and State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia[22].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . www1.wdr.de. www1.wdr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . hanns-joachim-friedrichs.de. Retrieved . hanns-joachim-friedrichs.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . dgvn.berlin. Retrieved . dgvn.berlin. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . stmwi.bayern.de. Retrieved . stmwi.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . www1.wdr.de. www1.wdr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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