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Jan Assmann
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 180
Top works
- Töten im Krieg
- Totale Religion
- Die Religionen der Welt
- Geschichte und Gerechtigkeit
- Lectio Teubneriana VIII: Das verschleierte Bild zu Sais Schillers Ballade und ihre ägyptischen und griechischen Hintergründe (German Edition)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1908-07-30
- Active to
- 1979-11-30
german voice actor
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 20
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
· 2012 · cited 28,463x
- General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
· 1993 · cited 19,084x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,518x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,405x
- Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping
· 2009 · cited 16,549x
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Key facts
- Born
- Johann Christoph Assmann , ( 1938-07-07 ) 7 July 1938, Langelsheim , Gau Southern Hanover-Brunswick , Germany
- Died
- 19 February 2024 (2024-02-19) (aged 85), Konstanz , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
- Spouse
- Aleida Assmann
- Alma mater
- LMU Munich Heidelberg University University of Paris University of Göttingen
- Discipline
- Egyptology cultural history religious studies
- Sub discipline
- Ancient Egyptian religion cultural memory monotheism
- Institutions
- Heidelberg University University of Konstanz
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- MJK62894 Jan Assmann.jpg
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- birth name
- Johann Christoph Assmann
- name in native language
- Jan Assmann
- date of birth
- 1938-07-07
- date of death
- 2024-02-19
- P8168
- Rotonda della Besana
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Johann Christoph "Jan" Assmann (7 July 1938 – 19 February 2024) was a German Egyptologist, cultural historian, and religion scholar.
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1938 births2024 deathsAcademic staff of Heidelberg UniversityAcademic staff of the University of KonstanzGerman cultural historiansGerman EgyptologistsGerman expatriates in EgyptGerman expatriates in FranceGerman male non-fiction writersGerman religion academicsHeidelberg University alumniIntellectual historiansKnights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyLMU Munich alumniMembers of Academia EuropaeaMembers of the European Academy of Sciences and ArtsOfficers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyPeople from Goslar (district)Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)University of Göttingen alumniUniversity of Paris alumni