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Wolf Biermann
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German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident
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Wolf Biermann (born Karl Biermann on November 15, 1936, in Hamburg) is a German singer-songwriter, poet, writer, and dissident. He began his professional work in 1960 and is associated with the traditional folk music genre. Biermann studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and was a student of Bertolt Brecht. He has held citizenship in both Germany and the German Democratic Republic, with residences in Hamburg and the German Democratic Republic.
His notable works include *Gedichte, die glücklich machen*, *Eine Rede und drei Lieder zu Ehren des Rektors der Heinrich-Heine-Universität*, *Zukunftsvisionen*, *Feindbilder*, and *Ermutigung*. Biermann has received the Georg Büchner Prize, the Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis, the Heinrich Heine Prize, and the German National Prize. He is the unmarried partner of Eva-Maria Hagen and the son of Dagobert Biermann.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936
- Works
- 57
Top works
- Gedichte, die glücklich machen
- Eine Rede und drei Lieder zu Ehren des Rektors der Heinrich-Heine-Universität
- Zukunftsvisionen
- Feindbilder
- Ermutigung
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Hamburg, Germany
Karl Wolf Biermann (born 15 November 1936) is a German singer-songwriter, poet, and former East German dissident. He is perhaps best known for the 1968 song "Ermutigung" and his expatriation from East Germany in 1976. Biermann was born in Hamburg, Germany. His mother, Emma (née Dietrich), was a Communist Party activist, and his father, Dagobert Biermann, worked on the Hamburg docks. Biermann's…
Known for
- Biermann — Self2026
- Stasi: A State Against Its People — Self (archive footage)2021
- phoenix persönlich — Self2018
- Stöckl — Self2013
- Schawinski — Self2011
- Erlesen — self2010
- Markus Lanz — Self2008
- Schmidt & Pocher2007
- Fröhlich lesen — Self2005
- Thadeusz — self2005
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1936
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,238
- Total plays
- 114,004
Tags
Karl Wolf Biermann (born 15 November 1936 in Hamburg) is a former East German dissident who works as a German Liedermacher (songwriter). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Wolf+Biermann">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- Karl Wolf Biermann , ( 1936-11-15 ) 15 November 1936 (age 89) , Hamburg , Nazi Germany
- Genres
- Folk music , political ballads
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter, poet, and dissident
- Years active
- 1960–present
- Label
- Broadside Records
- Website
- wolf-biermann .de
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Hamburg
- Spouse
- Eva-Maria Hagen
- Father
- Dagobert Biermann
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Bertolt Brecht
- Field of work
- singing
- Official website
- www.wolf-biermann.de
- Image
- Oliver Mark - Wolf Biermann, Hamburg 2007.jpg
- Number of children
- 10
- Residence
- Hamburg
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- Commons category
- Wolf Biermann
- date of birth
- 1936-11-15
- name in native language
- Wolf Biermann
- Commons gallery
- Wolf Biermann
- writing language
- German
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- pseudonym
- Preußischer Ikarus
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Wolf Biermann, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Karl Wolf Biermann ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlf ˈbiːɐ̯ˌman] ; born 15 November 1936) is a German singer-songwriter, poet, and former East German dissident. He is perhaps best known for the 1968 song "Ermutigung" and his expatriation from East Germany in 1976.
Early life and education
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