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گولو مان
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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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Person · Open Library
- 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
- Father
- Thomas Mann
- Mother
- Katia Mann
- Sibling
- Elisabeth Mann Borgese
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- 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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