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Gottfried Benn
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Gottfried Benn (1886–1956) was a German poet, physician writer, essayist, and novelist associated with the Expressionism movement. Born in Putlitz, he worked in Berlin and Frankfurt (Oder) and was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. His notable works include *Betäubung*, *Etappe. --*, *Briefe*, *Der Vermessungsdirigent*, and *Widmung in die "Gesammelten Schriften" für Klabund*.
Benn participated in World War I and World War II. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and received the Georg Büchner Prize. His unmarried partner was Else Lasker-Schüler. He died of cancer in West Berlin and is buried at Waldfriedhof Dahlem.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1886
- Died
- 1956
- Works
- 196
Top works
- Betäubung
- Etappe. --
- Briefe
- Der Vermessungsdirigent
- Widmung in die "Gesammelten Schriften" für Klabund
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1886
- Active to
- 1956
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 211
- Total plays
- 2,676
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,873x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,995x
- Pembrolizumab versus Chemotherapy for PD-L1–Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
· 2016 · cited 8,648x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,999x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Den Ich-zerfall, den süßen, tiefersehnten,Den gibst Du mir: schon ist die Kehle rauh,Schon ist der fremde Klang an unerwähntenGebilden meines Ichs am Unterbau.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- 2 May 1886, Mansfeld , German Empire
- Died
- 7 July 1956 (aged 70), West Berlin , West Germany
- Education
- Marburg University , Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin
- Alma mater
- Kaiser Wilhelm Academy ( MD )
- Occupations
- Physician , pathologist , poet
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gottfried
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Putlitz
- Place of death
- West Berlin
- Occupation
- author
- Educated at
- University of Marburg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Movement
- Expressionism
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- gottfriedbenn.de
- Image
- Bundesarchiv-Bild-183-1984-1116-500,-Gottfried-Benn-Arzt-und-Schriftsteller cropped.jpg
- Work location
- Frankfurt (Oder)
Show 15 more facts
- place of burial
- Waldfriedhof Dahlem
- Commons category
- Gottfried Benn
- date of birth
- 1886-05-02
- date of death
- 1956-06-07
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- unmarried partner
- Else Lasker-Schüler
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- ethnic group
- Germans
- cause of death
- cancer
- name in native language
- Gottfried Benn
- start of work period
- 1886-00-00
- archives at
- Academy of Arts, Berlin
- P8168
- Medallion
- writing language
- German
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Gottfried Benn (2 May 1886 – 7 July 1956) was a German poet, essayist, and physician. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1951.
Biography and work
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