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Markus Wolf
Sign in to saveAlso known as Markus Johannes "Mischa" Wolf, Markus Johannes Wolf
Head of the East German foreign intelligence service during the Cold War (1923–2006)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Bedtime Stories for Wolf Cubs
- Three Degrees below Hero
- Mikrobieller Abbau von Bitumen
- Noah's Starcruiser
- Netzwerkgesellschaft - der Stand der soziologischen Netzwerkforschung
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 117
- Total plays
- 448
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,514x
- Development and testing of a general amber force field
· 2004 · cited 17,778x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,368x
- SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor
· 2020 · cited 17,290x
- Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, and motivation.
· 1991 · cited 13,899x
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Key facts
- Born
- Markus Johannes Wolf , ( 1923-01-19 ) 19 January 1923, Hechingen , Province of Hohenzollern , Weimar Republic
- Died
- 9 November 2006 (2006-11-09) (aged 83), Berlin , Germany
- Burial place
- Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
- Other name
- Mischa
- Alma mater
- Moscow Aviation Institute
- Parents
- Friedrich Wolf (father) Else Wolf (mother)
- Relatives
- Konrad Wolf (brother)
- Allegiance
- East Germany
- Service branch
- General Intelligence Administration ( Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung )
- Service years
- 1951–1986
- Rank
- Colonel general
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-1208-420, Markus Wolf.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1923-01-19
- date of death
- 2006-11-09
- name in native language
- Markus Wolf
- birth name
- Markus Johannes Wolf
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Article
Markus Johannes Wolf (19 January 1923 – 9 November 2006), also known as Mischa, was a German spymaster who served as the head of the Main Directorate for Reconnaissance (Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung), the foreign intelligence division of East Germany's Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, abbr. MfS, commonly known as the Stasi). He was the Stasi's number two for 34 years, which spanned most of the Cold War. He is often regarded as one of the most effective spymasters during the Cold War. In the West, he was known as the man without a face as Western agencies reportedly did not know what he looked like until 1978.
Early life and education