Siegfried Lenz

German author (1926-2014)
Person human Q76412

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[36]
Date of birth
March 17, 1926
Date of death
October 7, 2014
Place of birth
Ełk
Place of death
Hamburg
Country of citizenship
Germany, German Reich[13][14]
Member of political party
Nazi Party[37]
Work location
Hamburg[43]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
End of work period
2014
Family name
Lenz[40]
Given name
Siegfried[41]
Name in native language
Siegfried Lenz
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P14375
LenzSiegfried
P14750
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Participated in conflict
World War II[39]
Start of work period
1956
🏷️ Also known as
ar زيجفريد لنز ar سيغفريد لنتس el Ζίγκφριντ Λεντς fa زیگفرید لنتس he זיגפריד לנץ ja ジークフリート・レンツ ru Зигфрид Ленц ru Ленц, Зигфрид sv Lenz uk Зігфрід Ленц zh 齊格飛·藍茨
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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Babelio author ID
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BiblioNet author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Chtyvo author ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBNL author ID
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EFIS person ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2140054, 5213906
HaBima Archive person ID
3157
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
36021
IMDb ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
53742
Kinopoisk person ID
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Koha Kütüphane ID
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Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartsliteratur ID
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Kulturstiftung.org person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Library of Congress Classification
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LibraryThing author ID
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LiteraturPort autorenlexikon ID
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Lithuania Minor Encyclopedia ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MMB ID
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Media Library for Dance and Theatre person ID
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Munzinger person ID
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Museum-digital ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
903173
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
9803727
NSK (VIAF) ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Niedersächsische Personen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Open Media Database person ID
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PORT person ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Portrait Archive ID
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Prabook ID
252421
RERO ID (legacy)
A003512801
SBN author ID
CFIV129651
SELIBR ID
247098
SHARE Catalogue author ID
156985
SNAC ARK ID
w6rr2k01
SNK ID
153151
Sceneweb artist ID
42914
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls008612489
Swedish Film Database person ID
107573
TMDB person ID
1271592
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
11697
Topic's main category
Category:Siegfried Lenz
Treccani ID
siegfried-lenz
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
77883
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058608643406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1113969
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/282202
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
siegfried-lenz
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
192556

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Summary

Siegfried Lenz was born on March 17, 1926[1], in Ełk[2]. He died on October 7, 2014[3], in Hamburg[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], writer[6], journalist[7], children's writer[8], and playwright[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Siegfried Lenz include The German lesson[44], a literary work[45].

FAQs

Where was Siegfried Lenz born?

Siegfried Lenz's place of birth was Ełk[2].

Where did Siegfried Lenz die?

Siegfried Lenz passed away in Hamburg[4].

Who was Siegfried Lenz married to?

Siegfried Lenz's spouses include Liselotte Lenz[11] and Ulla Lenz[12].

What did Siegfried Lenz do for work?

Siegfried Lenz worked as a screenwriter[5], writer[6], journalist[7], children's writer[8], and playwright[9].

Where did Siegfried Lenz go to school?

Siegfried Lenz was educated at University of Hamburg[17].

What awards did Siegfried Lenz receive?

Honors received include Golden Feather[19], Goethe Prize[20], Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association[21], and Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize[22].

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. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . friedenspreis-des-deutschen-buchhandels.de. friedenspreis-des-deutschen-buchhandels.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [31] ↑ . literaturpreisgewinner.de. Retrieved . literaturpreisgewinner.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [38] ↑ . dla-marbach.de. dla-marbach.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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