Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (1968) Winner
Golo Mann
ゴロ・マン
Goro Man
Aliases:
Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-03-27 （Munich）
- Died
- 1994-04-07 （Leverkusen） age 85
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Religion
- Lutheran
- Residence History
- Munich → Near Zürich → Near Paris → Provence → Princeton → New York → Kilchberg
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Essayist, University Professor
- Active Years
- 1932-1994
- Affiliations
- Claremont Men's College, University of Stuttgart
- Influenced By
- Thomas Mann, Karl Jaspers
- Influenced
- Hannah Arendt (criticized), Ernst Nolte (criticized)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Heidelberg | Philosophy | Philosophy | 博士号 | 1929-1932 | Germany |
| University of Munich | — | Law | — | 1927 | Germany |
| Wilhelms-Gymnasium | — | Classical education | — | 1918-1927 | Germany |
| Schule Schloss Salem | — | Boarding school | — | 1923-1927 | Germany |
University of Heidelberg
Philosophy
/ Philosophy
Degree:
博士号
Period:
1929-1932
Year of Graduation:
1932
Country:
Germany
PhD under Karl Jaspers
University of Munich
Law
Period:
1927
Country:
Germany
Briefly studied law
Wilhelms-Gymnasium
Classical education
Period:
1918-1927
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
Germany
Munich
Schule Schloss Salem
Boarding school
Period:
1923-1927
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
Germany
Near Lake Constance
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | German Academy for Language and Literature | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Gottfried-Keller-Preis | — | — | Canton of Zürich | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Schiller Memorial Prize | — | — | Baden-Württemberg | 受賞 |
Georg Büchner Prize
1968
Organization:
German Academy for Language and Literature
Result:
受賞
Gottfried-Keller-Preis
1969
Organization:
Canton of Zürich
Result:
受賞
Schiller Memorial Prize
1977
Organization:
Baden-Württemberg
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Schiller Memorial Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1977) Winner
Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1985) Winner
Works
Major Works
German History in the 19th and 20th Century
1958 HistorySurvey of German political history emphasizing the nihilistic nature of the Hitler regime
NazismGerman History
Wallenstein: His Life Narrated
1971 BiographyBiography of Albrecht von Wallenstein
Thirty Years' WarBiography
Erinnerungen und Gedanken. Eine Jugend in Deutschland
1986 AutobiographyMemoirs of youth in Germany
FamilyNazi Era
Bibliography
- Secretary of Europe: The Life of Friedrich Gentz (1946)
- The History of Germany Since 1789 (1968)
- Wilhelm II (1964)
- Von Weimar nach Bonn (1970)
- Wallenstein (1971)
- Reminiscences and Reflections (1990)
- Wir alle sind, was wir gelesen (1989)
- Wissen und Trauer (1992)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Pío Baroja
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- NarrativeProsaicInsightful
- Recurring Motifs
- German DestinyPower and MoralityContingency of History
Health
-
Mental crisis1925Shadowed the rest of his life
-
Prostate cancer1990頃Deteriorated health in later years
-
Heart attack1990Hospitalization
Legacy
Son of Thomas Mann, popular historian of German history, emphasized abnormality of Nazism, influential in historiography
Archives
- Swiss Literary Archives
In Popular Culture
- German stamp in 2009
Quotes
-
When will the past cease to poison the present?
Source: Essay (1978)
Trivia
- Second son of Thomas Mann
- Gay (revealed late in life)
- Adopted son Hans Beck-Mann
- Emigrated from Nazi Germany