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Leonhard Frank was a German writer, screenwriter, playwright, and painter. Born in Würzburg in 1882, he died in Munich in 1961. He wrote primarily in German and produced works in the prose genre. His notable titles include *Der Bürger*, *Menschen im Büro*, *Die Raüberbande*, *Sheliḥe Yeshu*, and *Die Ursache*.
Frank received the National Prize of East Germany and the Kleist Prize. He was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. His works were subject to Nazi book burnings. He was detained in France and is buried at Nordfriedhof. His son was Andre Gunder Frank. His archives are held at the German Literature Archive Marbach.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1882
- Died
- 1961
- Works
- 102
Top works
- Der Bürger
- Menschen im Büro
- Die Raüberbande
- Sheliḥe Yeshu
- Die Ursache
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Die Räuberbande1928
via TMDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonhard
- Family name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Würzburg
- Place of death
- Munich
- Child
- Andre Gunder Frank
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- prose
- Image
- Leonhard Frank 1929.jpg
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
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- Commons category
- Leonhard Frank
- date of birth
- 1882-09-04
- date of death
- 1961-08-18
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- Commons gallery
- Leonhard Frank
- place of burial
- Nordfriedhof
- name in kana
- レオンハルト・フランク
- name in native language
- Leonhard Frank
- place of detention
- France
- archives at
- German Literature Archive Marbach
Sources (9)
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