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Thomas Mann
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a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in literature (1929)
"principally for his great novel, <I>Buddenbrooks</I>, which has won steadily increased recognition as one of the classic works of contemporary literature"
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Born
6 June 1875 Free City of Lübeck, German Empire
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Died
12 August 1955 (aged 80) Zürich, Switzerland
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Occupation
Novelist short story writer essayist
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Germany
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Children
Erika, Klaus, Golo, Monika, Elisabeth, Michael
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Education
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Technical University of Munich
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era
1800+
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Genre
Novel, novella
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Notable awards
Nobel Prize in Literature (1929) Goethe Prize (1949)
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Notable works
Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain, Death in Venice, Joseph and His Brothers, Doctor Faustus
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Period
1896–1954
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Relatives
Thomas Johann Heinrich Mann (father) Júlia da Silva Bruhns (mother) Heinrich Mann (brother)
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Resting place
Kilchberg, Switzerland
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Spouse
Katia Pringsheim