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Ernst Jünger was a German writer and intellectual who lived from 1895 to 1998, spanning nearly the entire twentieth century. His works, which explored themes of war, technology, and society, made him an influential and controversial figure in European thought and literature.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1998
- Works
- 411
Top works
- W stalowych burzach
- Die veränderte Welt
- Flugträume
- Feuer und Blut
- Das Wäldchen 125
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Writing · Heidelberg, Germany
Ernst Jünger was a highly decorated German soldier, author, and entomologist who became famous for his World War I memoir Storm of Steel.
Known for
- 102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger — Self1998
- Neunzig Verweht: der Schriftsteller Ernst Jünger — Self1985
- Biographies — Self1978
- Ich widerspreche mir nicht... — Self1977
- Apostrophes — Self1975
- aspekte — Self1965
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1895
- Active to
- 1998
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 59
- Total plays
- 623
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,048x
- Controlled growth of monodisperse silica spheres in the micron size range
· 1968 · cited 13,346x
- Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
· 2015 · cited 11,578x
- Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease
· 2003 · cited 9,077x
- The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
· 2000 · cited 8,828x
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Quotes
- “We had come from lecture halls, school desks and factory workbenches, and over the brief weeks of training, we had bonded together into one large and enthusiastic group. Grown up in an age of security, we shared a yearning for danger, for the experience of the extraordinary. We were enraptured by war.”
- “Habent sua fata libelli et balli [Books and bullets have their own destinies]”
- “Throughout the war, it was always my endeavour to view my opponent without animus, and to form an opinion of him as a man on the basis of the courage he showed. I would always try and seek him out in combat and kill him, and I expected nothing else from him. But never did I entertain mean thoughts of him. When prisoners fell into my hands, later on, I felt responsible for their safety, and would always do everything in my power for them.”
- “This was the home of the great god Pain, and for the first time I looked through a devilish chink into the depths of his realm. And fresh shells came down all the time.”
- “At the sight of the Neckar slopes wreathed with flowering cherry trees, I had a strong sense of having come home. What a beautiful country it was, and eminently worth our blood and our lives. Never before had I felt its charm so clearly. I had good and serious thoughts, and for the first time I sensed that this war was more than just a great adventure.”
- “In war you learn thoroughly, but the tuition fees are high.”
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- www.juenger-haus.de
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Ernst Jünger ( German: [ɛʁnst ˈjʏŋɐ] ; 29 March 1895 – 17 February 1998) was a German author, soldier, philosopher, and entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir Storm of Steel. A prolific writer of over forty books, Jünger wrote particularly in the furtherance of conservatism and against what he perceived as the spiritual oppression of man.
The son of a successful businessman and chemist, Jünger rebelled against an affluent upbringing and sought adventure in the Wandervogel German youth movement, before running away to briefly serve in the French Foreign Legion, which was an illegal act in Germany. However, he escaped prosecution due to his father's efforts and was able to enlist in the Imperial German Army on the outbreak of World War I in 1914. During an ill-fated offensive in 1918 Jünger was badly wounded and was awarded the Pour le Mérite, a rare decoration for one of his rank. Since new awards of the military class ceased with the end of the Prussian monarchy in November 1918, Jünger, who died in 1998, was the last living recipient of the military class award.