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Max Tau

German writer
Person human Q215145

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
January 19, 1897
Date of death
March 13, 1976
Place of birth
Bytom
Place of death
Oslo
Country of citizenship
Germany, Norway[13][14]
Occupation
publisher, literary editor, writer, poet, philosopher
Employer
Aschehoug[15]
Educated at
Kiel University[16]
Award received
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Escudo Silesiano, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎, Nelly Sachs Prize, Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer, Lessing Ring[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Father
Nathan Tau[10]
Mother
Julie Tau[11]
Spouse
Tove Tau[12]
Sibling
Fritz Tau[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Norwegian[31][32]
Archives at
Dortmund City Archive[26]
Described by source
Hvem er Hvem?, Neue Deutsche Biographie[29][30]
Family name
Tau[27]
Given name
Max[28]
Member of
German Academy for Language and Literature[24]
P14536
437392
Start of work period
1928[33]
Subject has role
refugee[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Max Tau he מקס טאו ja マックス・タウ ko 막스 타우 zh 馬克斯·陶特 zh 马克斯•陶特
🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
13100318
Library of Congress authority ID
n82091871
GND ID
118620959
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Büste von Max Tau in der Bibliothek der Christian-Albrechts-Universität (CAU) (Kiel 41.636).jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90225656
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122443848
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
152808547
DDB person (GND) ID
118620959
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118620959
Europeana entity
agent/base/111041
FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Frankfurter Personenlexikon ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
160013
Geni.com profile ID
6000000004957547445
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Max_Tau
IdRef ID
150131178
IxTheo authority ID
19837500X
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118620959
KBR person ID
14126785
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118620959
Kallías ID
PE00120317
Kulturstiftung.org person ID
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Lexikon Westfälischer Autorinnen und Autoren person ID
tau-max
Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
Max_Tau
Munzinger person ID
00000003290
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06853356
NE.se ID
max-tau
NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
a0000002989047
NUKAT ID
n02020354
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000130024
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007268727305171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810567172905606
National Library of Portugal ID
101714
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071339256
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Max_Tau
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
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Norwegian war refugees register ID
28153
Open Library ID
OL1019585A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803102217880
PM20 folder ID
pe/031225
Prabook ID
2061494
Runeberg author ID
taumax
SBN author ID
LO1V326806
SNAC ARK ID
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Slekt og Data grave ID
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Treccani ID
max-tau
WikiTree person ID
Tau-49
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 5
writer, poet, philosopher, publisher, literary editor
Award received 3
Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Nelly Sachs Prize, Escudo Silesiano
Country of citizenship 2
Germany, Norway
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Norwegian
Educated at 1
Kiel University
Employer 1
Aschehoug
Given name 1
Max
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
German Academy for Language and Literature
Place of birth 1
Bytom
Place of death 1
Oslo
Sex or gender 1
male
Subject has role 1
refugee
← FactGrid item ID 1
Thurgarton
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Summary

Max Tau was born on January 19, 1897[1], in Bytom[2]. He died on March 13, 1976[3], in Oslo[4]. He worked as a publisher[5], literary editor[6], writer[7], poet[8], and philosopher[9].

FAQs

Where was Max Tau born?

Max Tau was born in Bytom[2].

Where did Max Tau die?

Max Tau passed away in Oslo[4].

Who were Max Tau's parents?

Max Tau's father was Nathan Tau[10]. Max Tau's mother was Julie Tau[11].

Who was Max Tau married to?

Max Tau's spouses include Tove Tau[12].

What did Max Tau do for work?

Max Tau worked as a publisher[5], literary editor[6], writer[7], poet[8], and philosopher[9].

Where did Max Tau go to school?

Max Tau was educated at Kiel University[16].

What awards did Max Tau receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17], Escudo Silesiano[18], Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association[19], and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[20].

Related Entities

Bytom Germany Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . friedenspreis-des-deutschen-buchhandels.de. friedenspreis-des-deutschen-buchhandels.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer. Retrieved . kongehuset.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . dortmund.de. Retrieved . dortmund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Julie Tau
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  2. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem?, Neue Deutsche Biographie
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  4. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 16d ago · Powerek38 · 2026-10-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NACSIS-CAT author ID → DA06853356
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  7. 18d ago · Einar Myre · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Tove Tau
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Spouse: Haakon Natvig"
  8. 21d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Tove Tau
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'nn', 'no', 'pl', '
    Father → Nathan Tau
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  9. 12w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem?, Neue Deutsche Biographie
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  10. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 437392
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