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Also known as Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann

German-Swiss historian (1909-1994)

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Golo Mann, born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann in 1909, was a German and Swiss writer, essayist, university teacher, and historian. He was the son of Thomas Mann and Katia Mann and had siblings Michael Mann, Klaus Mann, Erika Mann, and Monika Mann. Educated at Heidelberg University and Schule Schloss Salem, he worked at the University of Stuttgart, Claremont McKenna College, the Office of Strategic Services, and the University of Münster.

Mann participated in World War II as a member of the United States Army. He received the Guggenheim Fellowship, Georg Büchner Prize, Schiller Memorial Prize, and Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt. His notable works include *Geschichte und Geschichten*, *Secretary of Europe*, and *Weltgeschichte*. He was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature, the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Mann died in Leverkusen in 1994. His archives are held at the Swiss Literary Archives, and he worked in Kilchberg. He spoke German.

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Born
1909
Died
1994
Works
100

Top works

  • Geschichte und Geschichten
  • LERNEN IM AUSLAND - VOM GEHEIMRAT DUISBERG ZUR CARL DUISBERG-GESELLSCHAFT
  • 100 Jahre Auswärtiges Amt
  • Secretary of Europe
  • Weltgeschichte

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Key facts

Born
Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann , ( 1909-03-27 ) 27 March 1909, Munich , Kingdom of Bavaria , German Empire
Died
7 April 1994 (1994-04-07) (aged 85), Leverkusen , North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Alma mater
University of Freiburg
Known for
German History in the 19th and 20th Century (1958); Wallenstein; sein Leben erzählt (1971); Erinnerungen und Gedanken. Eine Jugend in Deutschland (1986)
Parents
Thomas Mann (father) Katia Pringsheim (mother)
Fields
Historian
Institutions
Claremont Men's College , California; University of Stuttgart

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gottfried
Family name
Mann
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Munich
Place of death
Leverkusen
Languages spoken
German
Religion
Lutheranism
Field of work
opinion journalism
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
United States Army
Image
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F053560-0013, Rhöndorf, Sitzung Stiftung Adenauer-Haus (Golo Mann).jpg
Work location
Kilchberg
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Commons category
Golo Mann
date of birth
1909-03-27
date of death
1994-04-07
birth name
Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann
writing language
German
name in native language
Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann
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