Hanns Heinz Ewers

German actor and writer (1871–1943)

Person Human Q67169

Facts

31 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: November 3, 1871
Date of death: June 12, 1943
Place of birth: Düsseldorf
Place of death: Berlin
Country of citizenship: German Reich^[14]
Occupation: poet, writer, screenwriter, poet lawyer, actor, stage actor, prose writer, film director, cabaret performer, director, librettist, editing staff, horror writer^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Member of political party: Nazi Party, German National People's Party^[27]^[28]
Notable work: Alraune^[23]
Father: Heinrich Ewers^[11]
Mother: Maria Ewers^[12]
Spouse: Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald^[13]
Sibling: Ernst Ewers
Genre: prose, poetry^[29]^[30]
Cause of death: tuberculosis^[32]
Work location: Düsseldorf, Berlin^[36]^[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[42]
Academic degree: Doctor of Laws^[33]
Archives at: Heinrich-Heine-Institut, Bibliothek^[31]
Birth name: Hans Heinrich Ewers^[43]
Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie^[39]^[40]^[41]
Family name: Ewers^[34]
Given name: Hanns^[35]

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Manner of death: natural causes^[38]
Member of: Corps Normannia Berlin, Corps Alemannia Wien zu Linz^[24]^[25]
Name in native language: Hanns Heinz Ewers^[44]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Schatkamer TV programs and their cast
Place of burial: Düsseldorf North Cemetery^[10]
Start of work period: 1901
Writing language: German

🏷️ Also known as

en Hanns Heinz Ewers en Hans H. Ewers en Hans Heinrich Ewers ar هانز هاينز إيورز de Hans Heinz Ewers de Hans Heinrich Ewers ja H.H.エーヴェルス ja ハンス・エーヴァース ja ハンス・ハインツ・エーヴェルス ru Ганс Гейнц Эверс ru Ганс Эверс ru Эверс Г. ru Эверс, Ганс ru Эверс Ганс Гейнц ru Эверс, Ганс Гейнц ru Эверс Г. Г. uk Ганс Гейнц Еверс zh 漢斯·海茲·愛華斯 zh-hant 漢斯・海因茨・尤爾斯

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Occupation 8

actor, writer, poet, film director, screenwriter, stage actor, prose writer, poet lawyer

Films written 4

The Student of Prague, The Student of Prague, Alraune, Hans Westmar

Genre 2

poetry, prose

Mb:librettist 2

Die toten Augen, Die toten Augen

Member of political party 2

Nazi Party, German National People's Party

Work location 2

Berlin, Düsseldorf

← Cast member 2

The Student of Prague, Hans Westmar

Academic degree 1

Doctor of Laws

Belongs to 1

list of authors banned during the Third Reich

Cause of death 1

tuberculosis

Country of citizenship 1

German Reich

Described by source 1

Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary

FactGrid item ID 1

Sasayamaguchi Station

Films directed 1

The Student of Prague

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Notable work 1

Alraune

Place of birth 1

Düsseldorf

Place of death 1

Berlin

Sex or gender 1

male

Topic's main category 1

Category:Hanns Heinz Ewers

Works by author 1

Alraune

Writing language 1

German

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Hanns Heinz Ewers

← Librettist 1

Die toten Augen

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Summary

Hanns Heinz Ewers was born on November 3, 1871^[1], in Düsseldorf^[2]. He died on June 12, 1943^[3], in Berlin^[4]. He worked as a poet^[5], writer^[6], screenwriter^[7], poet lawyer^[8], and actor^[9].

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Type: Person^[45]
Began / founded: 1871-11-13^[46]
Ended / dissolved: 1943-06-12^[47]
MusicBrainz ID: 61be1b96-33f6-4c83-a38c-dbd8ac5d8650^[48]

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Hanns Heinz Ewers include Alraune^[49], a literary work^[50], founded in 1911^[51].

FAQs

Where was Hanns Heinz Ewers born?

Hanns Heinz Ewers was born in Düsseldorf^[2].

Where did Hanns Heinz Ewers die?

Hanns Heinz Ewers died in Berlin^[4].

Who were Hanns Heinz Ewers's parents?

Hanns Heinz Ewers's father was Heinrich Ewers^[11]. Hanns Heinz Ewers's mother was Maria Ewers^[12].

Who was Hanns Heinz Ewers married to?

Hanns Heinz Ewers's spouses include Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald^[13].

What did Hanns Heinz Ewers do for work?

Hanns Heinz Ewers worked as a poet^[5], writer^[6], screenwriter^[7], poet lawyer^[8], and actor^[9].

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9d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie

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Occupation → poet, writer, screenwriter +2

CANTIC ID → 981060992663006706

Sibling → Ernst Ewers

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